Looking for the meaning or definition of the word terminal? Here's what it means.
Noun
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
A harbourfacility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
A railstation where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
A ratecharged 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.
A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
(electronics) the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus.
(telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or networkdevice.
(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 textualdisplay.
(computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
