terminal

adjective

  1. 1

    causing or ending in or approaching death

    a terminal patient

    terminal cancer

  2. 2

    occurring at or forming an end or termination

    his concluding words came as a surprise

    the final chapter

  3. 3

    being or situated at an end

    the endmost pillar

    terminal buds on a branch

  4. 4

    relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time

    terminal examinations

    terminal payments

  5. 5

    of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route

    freight pickup is a terminal service

    terminal charges

noun

  1. 1

    station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

  2. 2

    a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

  3. 3

    electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

  4. 4

    either extremity of something that has length

    the end of the pier

    she knotted the end of the thread

Synonyms

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