Character-oriented device

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This is a common name for terminals, paper tape readers, card readers, line printers, etc. It signifies a device which transfers bytes to and from the computer via the A register[1].

References

  1. Norsk Data Document ND–30.003.06 SINTRAN III System Supervisor Appendix A - Glossary