terminal
noun
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
Synonymspoleeither extremity of something that has length
“the end of the pier”
“she knotted the end of the thread”
Synonymsendelectronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
adjective
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
“freight pickup is a terminal service”
“terminal charges”
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
“terminal examinations”
“terminal payments”
being or situated at an end
“the endmost pillar”
“terminal buds on a branch”
Oppositesintermediateoccurring at or forming an end or termination
“his concluding words came as a surprise”
“the final chapter”
causing or ending in or approaching death
“a terminal patient”
“terminal cancer”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
