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The definition of terminal
13 Definitions of: terminal
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- adjective, of, being, or situated at an end, terminus, or boundary
- adjective, of, relating to, or occurring after or in a term
- adjective, (of a disease) terminating in death
- adjective, extreme
- adjective, of or relating to the storage or delivery of freight at a warehouse
- noun, a terminating point, part, or place
- noun, a) a point at which current enters or leaves an electrical device, such as a battery or a circuit b) a conductor by which current enters or leaves at such a point
- noun, computing a device having input/output links with a computer but situated at a distance from the computer
- noun, architect a) an ornamental carving at the end of a structure b)another name for term
- noun, a) a point or station usually at the end of the line of a railway, serving as an important access point for passengers or freight b)a less common name for terminus
- noun, a purpose-built reception and departure structure at the terminus of a bus, sea, or air transport route
- noun, a site where raw material is unloaded, stored, in some cases reprocessed, and reloaded for further transportation, esp an onshore installation designed to receive offshore oil or gas from tankers or a pipeline
- noun, physiol a) the smallest arteriole before its division into capillaries b) either of two veins that collect blood from the thalamus and surrounding structures and empty it into the internal cerebral vein c) the portion of a bronchiole just before it subdivides into the air sacs of the lungs
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of terminal