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- Dictionaryter·mi·nal/ˈtərmənəl/
adjective
- 1. of, forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something: "a terminal date" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a disease) predicted to lead to death, especially slowly; incurable: "terminal cancer" Similar
noun
- 1. the end of a railroad or other transport route, or a station at such a point: "a freight terminal"
- 2. a point of connection for closing an electric circuit: "battery terminals"
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2. : a combination of a keyboard and output device (such as a video display unit) by which data can be entered into or output from a computer or electronic communications system. 3. : a device attached to the end of a wire or cable or to an electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections. 4.
the area or building at a station, airport, or port that is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft, or ship: Terminal 3 is used mostly for domestic flights. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. terminal noun [C] (COMPUTER)
Terminal is a word with many meanings. Depending on how it's used, it can describe a place where passengers end their journey, a computer screen and keyboard, or a life-ending disease. As a noun, terminal describes a bus or train station at the end of the line.
Terminal definition: situated at or forming the end or extremity of something. See examples of TERMINAL used in a sentence.
Define terminal. terminal synonyms, terminal pronunciation, terminal translation, English dictionary definition of terminal. adj. 1. Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end: the terminal moraine of a glacier. 2. Botany Growing or appearing at the end...
A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey.
Terminal definition: situated at or forming the end or extremity of something. See examples of TERMINAL used in a sentence.
a building where you can get onto an aircraft, bus, or ship: a terminal building. terminal noun [C] (COMPUTERS) a screen and keyboard with which you can use a computer: an office with several terminals. terminal. adjective. uk / ˈtɜːmɪn ə l / us. A terminal illness will cause death: terminal cancer. terminally. adverb. terminally ill.
From Longman Business Dictionary ter‧mi‧nal /ˈtɜːmənəlˈtɜːr-/ noun [ countable] 1 a large building that is part of an airport, bus station, or port, where people wait to get onto planes, buses, or ships Your plane leaves from Terminal 4. 2 a piece of computer equipment that consists of a keyboard and a screen, used as part of a network of comput...
Noun. Filter. adjective. Of, at, or forming the end, extremity, or terminus of something. Terminal feathers. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Occurring at the end of a series; concluding; closing; final. A terminal payment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Designating, of, or having a fatal disease in its final stages.
