terminal

adj. end, extremity, closing, concluding, final; mortal, incurable

n. either end of a passenger line; bus or train station; point of connection to a current (Electricity)

Terminal may mean: In travel and transport:Airport terminal, a building at an airportTerminal station, a passenger rail stationContainer terminal, a facility which handles shippingPipeline terminal, a storage facility at the downstream end of a pipeline transportIn electronics, telecommunication, and computers:Terminal (application), a terminal emulator application included with Mac OS XTerminal (electronics), a device for joining electrical circuits togetherTerminal (font), a monospace fontTerminal (telecommunication), a device communicating over a lineRemote terminal unit (RTU), a telemetry device interfacing to a DCS or SCADA systemComputer console, a text output device for system administration messagesComputer terminal, a hardware device for data entry and display in a computer systemDumb terminal, a computer terminal that has limited functionalityPseudo terminal, a piece of code that routes a server I/O to and from some application, assuming that it will implement the text terminal behaviorTerminal emulator, an application program replacing a computer terminalText terminal, any computer interface for serial entry and display of textual dataVirtual console, a concept that permits multiple terminals on one hardware
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Noun
1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
(synonym) terminus, depot
(hypernym) station
(hyponym) air terminal, airport terminal
(part-holonym) transportation system, transportation, transit
2. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
(synonym) pole
(hypernym) contact, tangency
(hyponym) anode
(part-holonym) electrical device
3. electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(hyponym) job-oriented terminal
(part-meronym) keyboard
Adjective
1. being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"
(synonym) endmost
(similar) last
2. of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"
(pertainym) terminus
3. relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
(pertainym) term
4. occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
(synonym) concluding, final, last
(similar) closing
5. causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"
(similar) fatal

n. terminal, bus or train station; either end of a passenger line; airline terminal, area where passengers wait before boarding an airplane

adj. terminable, capable of being terminated

adj. terminal, end, final

n. terminal, either end of a passenger line, bus or train station