terminal

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Synonyms: germinal, terminar, verminal, tegminal, termina, terminak, terminat, torminal, terminus, terminate, seminal

Antonyms: germinal, terminar, verminal, tegminal, termina, terminak, terminat, torminal, terminus, terminate, seminal

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Noun

1. A building in an [[airport]] where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board [[airplanes]].
2. A [[harbour]] [[facility]] where [[ferry|ferries]] embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
3. A [[rail]] [[station]] where [[service]] begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
4. A [[rate]] [[charge]]d on all [[freight]], regardless of [[distance]], and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from [[mileage]] rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.
5. A [[town]] lying at the end of a [[railroad]], in which the terminal is located; more properly called a [[terminus]].
6. A [[storage]] [[tank]] for [[bulk]] [[liquid]]s (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further [[distribution]].
7. {{lb|en|electrical|electronics}} The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where [[signal#Noun|signal]]s or [[power#Noun|power]] are either [[transmit]]ted or [[receive]]d, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to [[apparatus]]; the [[hardware]] attached to the line in this spot, which allows [[connection]]s to be [[fastened]].
8. An [[electric]] [[contact]] on a [[battery]].
9. {{lb|en|telecommunications}} The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a [[telephone]] or [[network]] [[device]].
10. {{lb|en|computing}} A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a [[keyboard]] and some sort of [[textual]] [[display]].
11. {{senseid|en|program}} {{lb|en|computing}} A computer [[program]] that [[emulate]]s a physical terminal.
12. {{lb|en|computing theory}} A [[terminal symbol]] in a [[formal grammar]].

Adjective

1. [[fatal|Fatal]]; resulting in [[death]].
2. Appearing at the [[end]]; [[top]] or [[apex]] of a physical object.
3. Occurring at the end of a [[word]], [[sentence]], or period of [[time]], and serves to [[terminate]] it
4. {{lb|en|archaic}} Occurring every [[term]]; [[termly]].

Verb

1. To [[store]] [[bulk]] [[liquid]]s (such as oil or chemicals) in [[storage]] [[tank]]s prior to further [[distribution]].

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