Dictionary definition · 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
- either extremity of something that has length"the end of the pier"
- electronic 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"
- relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time"terminal examinations"
- being or situated at an end"the endmost pillar"
- occurring at or forming an end or termination"his concluding words came as a surprise"
- causing or ending in or approaching death"a terminal patient"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).