Glossary for Geospatial Science

X server:� The X program that manages the display and runs locally on the terminal or computer on the desktop.� The server controls output to the display, handles input, and manages the windows, draws two-dimensional graphics as needed, and sends messages.� For UNIX and Mac OS X machines, the X server for TNTmips is provided by the system vendor.� For Windows machines, MicroImages supplies its own X server.�