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Kermit (protocol)
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<p>Kermit is a <a href="/facts/Computer_file/FjFH3Ufm">computer file</a> transfer and management <a href="/facts/Communication_protocol/5uady7cB">protocol</a> and a set of communications software tools primarily used in the early years of personal computing in the 1980s. It provides a consistent approach to file transfer, <a href="/facts/Terminal_emulator/yNfevBJd">terminal emulation</a>, <a href="/facts/Scripting_language/8pF4ajBL">script</a> programming, and <a href="/facts/Character_set/ShJHIMoA">character set</a> conversion across many different <a href="/facts/Computer_hardware/8jSjsCNv">computer hardware</a> and <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> platforms. </p>