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I think in modern times these two can be used interchangeably, even in Linux. I listed it because it adds to the terminology confusion.

• rewmie 3y ago
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• hulitu 3y ago
  No, they cannot. Your tty4 or xterm underestand different commands than your shell.
  • appplication 3y ago
    Perhaps there is a more ideal world in which these converge because I cannot for the life of me understand why we need all of these concurrently. Tangential, tty is also a term that can and should be left in the past.
  • dataflow 3y ago
    >>> the difference between console, terminal >> these two can be used interchangeably, even in Linux. > No, they cannot. Your tty4 or xterm underestand different commands than your shell. I think you're replying to an imaginary comment? The question was about console vs. terminal, not terminal vs. shell.