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[[Image:Portable data terminal.jpg|thumb|Typical PDT]]

A '''portable data terminal''', or shortly PDT, is an [[electronics|electronic device]] that is used to enter and or or retrieve data via wireless transmission ([[Wireless LAN|WLAN]] or [[WWAN]]). They have also been called '''enterprise digital assistants (EDA)''', '''data capture mobile devices''', '''batch [[Computer terminal|terminals]]''' or just '''portables'''.

They can also serve as [[barcode reader]]s, and they are used in large stores, warehouses, hospitals or information the field, to access a [[database]] from a remote ___location. Others have a touch screen, IrDA, Bluetooth, a memory card slot, or one or more data capture devices.