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Everything about PuTTY

Terminal emulator and file transfer program

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port. The name "PuTTY" has no official meaning. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: PuTTYA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Magnetic Putty as a Reconfigurable, Recyclable, and Accessible Soft Robotic MaterialInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Analyses of industrial structureThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Models of Energy Use: Putty-Putty Versus Putty-ClayCited 207 times
  5. Go sideways: Comparison of SSH clientsA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: BitviseA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

Noun Any of a range of similar substances. An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc. A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.

Noun An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.

Noun A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.

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