Understanding the meaning of terminal

terminal

/'tɜrmənəl/

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

type of:
contact tangency

part of:
battery electric battery electrical device
adjective
occurring at or forming an end or termination
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"terminal leave"

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concluding final last closing
noun
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
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depot terminus

type of:
station

part of:
transportation system transportation transit
noun
either extremity of something that has length
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"the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"

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end

type of:
extremity
adjective
causing or ending in or approaching death
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"a terminal patient" "terminal cancer"

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fatal
noun
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
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type of:
electronic equipment
being or situated at an end
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"terminal buds on a branch" "a terminal station" "the terminal syllable"
Opposite:

intermediate
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
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"freight pickup is a terminal service" "terminal charges"
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
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"terminal examinations" "terminal payments"

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