Definitions for "Termcap"
The IRAF file that describes attributes of text terminals.
A generic terminal-handling mechanism that consists of a database that describes the capabilities of each terminal to be supported and a subroutine library that allows programs to query that database and to make use of the capability values it contains.
Stands for term inal cap abilities, an early (and still common) way to describe terminals to UNIX. See also article 41.11, terminfo.