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[[imageImage:PDT.jpg|thumb|A typical PDT]]

A '''Portableportable Datadata Terminalterminal''', or PDT, is an [[electronics|electronic device]] that is used to enter or retrieve data via wireless transmission ([[Wireless LAN|WLAN]] or [[WWAN]]). They can also serve as [[barcode reader]]s, and they are used in large stores, warehouses, hospitals, or in the field, to access a [[database]] from a remote ___location.

PDT's frequently run wireless device management software that allows them to interact with a [[database]] or [[software]] [[Application software|application]] hosted on a [[server (computing)|server]] or [[mainframe]] [[computer]].<ref>List of [http://www.bitpipe.com/tlist/Mobile-Device-Management-Software.html Bitpipe] whitepapers on wireless device management.</ref>

==References==

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==See also==

*[[Automated identification and data capture]] (AIDC)

*[[Mobile computer]]

*[[Mobile data terminal]] (MDT)

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[[Category:Mobile_computerMobile computers]]

[[ja:ポータブルデータターミナル]]