telnet
/ˈtɛlˌnɛt/
noun
- A network protocol that allows a user to log into a remote computer over the internet.
- He used telnet to connect to the library's catalog server.
- Telnet was once a common way to access university mainframes.
- Many older systems still support telnet for remote administration.
verb
- To connect to a remote computer using the telnet protocol.
- I used to telnet to bulletin board systems in the 1990s.
- You can telnet into the server to check the logs.
- She learned how to telnet to the school's computer system.