DTE (Data Terminal Equipment)

Device at the user end of a user-network interface that servers as a data source, destination and both. DTE connects to a data network through a DCE device and typically uses clocking signals generated by the DCE. 

DTE includes such devices as computers etc..

In telecommunications, a terminal, a PC, or another device that can communicate with a DCE (data communications equipment) device. For example, in analog telecommunications, a modem serves as a DCE, and provides access to the telephone lines; in digital communications, a DSU/CSU provides access to the lines for a DTE.