terminal

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtərmɪnəl/, SAMPA: /"t@rmIn@l/

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Noun

Singular terminal

Plural terminals

1. (countable) A terminal is the end of a train track or bus route. It is the station or the last stop.

   The bus drove into the terminal and all the people got off.

2. (countable) A computer screen and keyboard, which are at the end of a wire joining them to a computer.

   She sat at the computer terminal and typed some words.

3. (countable) (aviation) A terminal is a building in an airport where passengers transfer to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

Synonyms

• end

Related words

• terminate
• terminator
• termination
• terminus

Adjective

Positive terminal

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. The last. At the end, in time or in space. A terminal illness is a sickness that will make the person die.

Related words

• terminally