Is a terminal emulator process a server?

Is a temrinal emulator process a server? If yes, what is its client(s)? How can I find out its client(s)? Thanks. 1. netstat output contains lxterminal processes. Does that mean that a terminal emulator process is a server based on unix domain socket? $ sudo netstat -ap | grep -i lxterminal [sudo] password for t: unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 28665 1480/lxterminal /run/user/1000/.lxterminal-socket-:0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 28663 1480/lxterminal unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 28661 1480/lxterminal unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 28666 1480/lxterminal 2. A server is always (or usually?) a daemon, so it doesn't have a controlling terminal. lxterminal doesn't have one (?): $ ps aux | grep -i lxterminal t 1480 0.1 0.3 473204 28232 ? Sl Nov21 22:39 lxterminal