Definition
A computer system, used by Flight Service specialists, that allows two-way communication with FAA databases to retrieve weather, NOTAMs, and flight planning information and to file or amend flight plans on behalf of pilots.
Plain English
A computer terminal that briefers use to look up flight information and send it back and forth with FAA systems while talking to pilots.
Context Anchor
Seen in FAA acronym lists and older aviation information-system references, especially where a person is using a computer terminal to request or view information.
Derivation
Interactive means the user and the computer exchange information back and forth, rather than just reading a one-way display. Terminal refers to the workstation a specialist uses. Together it describes a two-way computer station for flight information.
Why Pilots Care
Provides pilots direct access to current aeronautical data without relying solely on voice communications.
Intuition Check
Do not read terminal here as an airport terminal. In ITI, terminal means a computer access point used to communicate with an information system.
Example Sentence 1
The Flight Service specialist pulled up the latest NOTAMs on the ITI while giving the pilot a standard briefing.
Example Sentence 2
Flight service used the interactive terminal interface to confirm runway closures before issuing the briefing.