Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

block-oriented terminal

/blɑk ˈoɹ.iˌɛnt.ɛd ˈtɜɹ.mə.nəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: block--ori-ent-ed ter-mi-nal
IPA: /blɑk ˈoɹ.iˌɛnt.ɛd ˈtɜɹ.mə.nəl/

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of computer terminal that communicates with its network host in blocks of data.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /blɑk ˈoɹ.iˌɛnt.ɛd ˈtɜɹ.mə.nəl/
British English: /blɒk ˈɔːɹ.iːˌɛnt.ɛd ˈtɛː.mə.nəl/

Inflected Forms

block-oriented terminals (plural) block mode terminal (alternative)

Antonyms

character-oriented terminal character mode terminal

Questions

How do you pronounce block-oriented terminal?: The recorded pronunciation is /blɑk ˈoɹ.iˌɛnt.ɛd ˈtɜɹ.mə.nəl/.
What does block-oriented terminal mean?: A type of computer terminal that communicates with its network host in blocks of data.

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