green screen

green screen definition - computer

A computer terminal that displays green characters on a dark background. Widely used with mainframes and minicomputer systems, the green screen has mostly given way to the Windows, Mac or Motif graphical user interface.


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From Green Screen to the Web

Computer Associates' Advantage Integration Server transforms legacy applications (top) into graphics-based documents (bottom) that can be accessed via a Web browser. (Screen examples courtesy of Computer Associates International, Inc.)






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