terminal
terminal
(tûrʹmə-nəl) adjective
Abbr. term., t.
1.
Of, relating to, situated at, or forming a limit, a boundary, an extremity, or an end.
2.
Botany. Growing or appearing at the end of a stem, branch, stalk, or similar part.
3. Of, relating to, occurring at, or being the end of a section or series; final. See synonyms at last1.
4. Relating to or occurring in a term or each term: terminal inventories.
5. Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal: terminal cancer; terminal heart disease; a terminal patient.
noun
Abbr.
term., t.
1.
A point or part that forms the end.
2.
An ornamental figure or object placed at the end of a larger structure; a finial.
3.
Electricity. a. A position in a circuit or device at which a connection is normally established or broken. b. A passive conductor at such a position used to facilitate the connection.
4. a. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; a terminus. b. A station at the end of a transportation line or at a major junction on a transportation line. c. A town at the end of a transportation line.
5. Computer Science. A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, through which data or information can enter or leave a computer system.
[Middle English, from Latin terminālis, from terminus, boundary.]
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ʹminally adverb