Terminal

English Meaning

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

1. Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end.
2. Botany Growing or appearing at the end of a stem, branch, stalk, or similar part.
3. Of, at, relating to, or being the end of a section or series; final. See Synonyms at last1.
4. Relating to or occurring in a term or each term: terminal inventories.
5. Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal: terminal cancer; a terminal patient.
6. A point or part that forms the end.
7. An ornamental figure or object placed at the end of a larger structure; a finial.
8. Electricity A position in a circuit or device at which a connection is normally established or broken.
9. Electricity A passive conductor at such a position used to facilitate the connection.
10. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; a terminus.
11. A station at the end of a transportation line or at a major junction on a transportation line.
12. A town at the end of a transportation line.
13. Computer Science A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, through which data or information can be entered or displayed.