Terminal meaning

What does “terminal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“terminal” is a noun and adjective with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods.

terminal

noun

  1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

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

    Synonymspole
  3. either extremity of something that has length

    “the end of the pier”

    “she knotted the end of the thread”

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

adjective

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

    “freight pickup is a terminal service”

    “terminal charges”

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

    “terminal examinations”

    “terminal payments”

  3. being or situated at an end

    “the endmost pillar”

    “terminal buds on a branch”

    Oppositesintermediate
  4. occurring at or forming an end or termination

    “his concluding words came as a surprise”

    “the final chapter”

  5. causing or ending in or approaching death

    “a terminal patient”

    “terminal cancer”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University