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+.TH TERM 6
+.CT 1 comm_term
+.SH NAME
+terminals \- conventional names
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+These names
+are used by certain commands and are maintained
+as part of the shell environment; see
+.IR sh (1),
+.IR environ (5).
+.TF dumb
+.TP
+.B 2621
+Hewlett-Packard HP262? series terminals
+.TP
+.B 1620
+DIABLO 1620 (and others using HyType II)
+.TP
+.B 33
+Teletype Model 33
+.TP
+.B 37
+Teletype Model 37
+.TP
+.B 43
+Teletype Model 43
+.TP
+.B 5620
+Teletype Model 5620 dotmap display
+.TP
+.B dumb
+terminals with no special features
+.TP
+.B 4014
+Tektronix 4014
+.TP
+.B vt52
+Digital Equipment Corp. VT52
+.PD
+.PP
+The list goes on and on.
+Consult
+.F /etc/termcap
+(see
+.IR termcap (5))
+for the whole truth.
+.PP
+Commands whose behavior may depend on the terminal
+typically consult
+.L TERM
+in the environment
+or accept arguments of the form
+.BI -T term,
+where
+.I term
+is one of the names given above.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.IR stty (1),
+.IR tabs (1),
+.IR plot (1),
+.IR sh (1),
+.IR environ (5),
+.IR ul (1),
+.IR column (1),
+.IR termcap (5),
+.I nroff
+in
+.IR troff (1)
+.SH BUGS
+The programs that ought to adhere to this nomenclature
+do so only fitfully.