1. <networking> A program by Michael O'Reilly
<michael@iinet.com.au> for people running Unix who have
Internet access via a dial-up connection, and who don't
have access to SLIP, or PPP, or simply prefer a more
lightweight protocol. TERM does end-to-end
error-correction, compression and mulplexing across serial
links. This means you can upload and download files as
the same time you're reading your news, and can run X
clients on the other side of your modem link, all without
needing SLIP or PPP.