terminal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end”). See term, terminus. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɚmɪnəl/ === Noun === terminal (plural terminals) A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles. A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City. A rate charged 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. A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution. (electricity, electronics) The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, 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 connections to be fastened. An electric contact on a battery. (telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device. (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. (computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal. (computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar. (biology) The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: термина́л (terminál) → Japanese: ターミナル (tāminaru) → Korean: 터미널 (teomineol) → Russian: термина́л (terminál)→ Kazakh: терминал (terminal) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === terminal (comparative more terminal, superlative most terminal) Fatal; resulting in death. terminal cancer Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object. Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it (archaic) Occurring every term; termly. a student's terminal fees ==== Synonyms ==== (appearing at the end): endly, final, late, endsome ==== Antonyms ==== non-terminal (antonym(s) of “illness”): early (antonym(s) of “appearing at the end”): initial, early ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === terminal (third-person singular simple present terminals, present participle (US) terminaling or (UK) terminalling, simple past and past participle (US) terminaled or (UK) terminalled) To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution. === Further reading === “terminal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “terminal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === trailmen, tram line, tramline == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tər.miˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [teɾ.miˈnal] === Adjective === terminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terminals) terminal, preceding death final, relative to the end of a word, sentence, or period of time terminal, appearing at the end or top of a physical object ==== Related terms ==== terminal lucidity terminar terme === Noun === terminal m (plural terminals) (computing) terminal == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English terminal, from French terminal, from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal === Noun === terminal a terminus an airport terminal a port terminal a rail station == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛʁ.mi.nal/ Homophones: terminale, terminales === Adjective === terminal (feminine terminale, masculine plural terminaux, feminine plural terminales) terminal Le cancer est en phase terminale. ― The cancer is in the terminal stage. ==== Derived terms ==== choc terminal ==== Related terms ==== terminer === Noun === terminal m (plural terminaux) terminal === Further reading === “terminal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === terminal (strong nominative masculine singular terminaler, not comparable) terminal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “terminal” in Duden online “terminal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch terminaal, from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end”). Semantic loan from English terminal for bus stop, computing, and electrical socket sense. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): (standard) /tɛrˈminal/ [t̪ɛrˈmi.nal] IPA(key): (anglicised) /tərˈminal/ [t̪ərˈmi.nal] Rhymes: -inal Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal === Noun === terminal (plural terminal-terminal) terminal: (transport) facility to embark and disembark passengers Synonym: stasiun (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 (chiefly Eastern Indonesia, electricity) electrical socket Synonyms: colokan, soket, stopkontak ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “terminal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === === Noun === terminal m (invariable) air terminal Synonyms: terminale, aerostazione, aviostazione == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin terminus, via English terminal. === Noun === terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminaler, definite plural terminalene) a terminal ==== Derived terms ==== ferjeterminal flyterminal godsterminal === References === “terminal” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin terminus, via English terminal. === Noun === terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminalar, definite plural terminalane) a terminal ==== Derived terms ==== ferjeterminal flyterminal godsterminal === References === “terminal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English terminal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛrˈmi.nal/ Rhymes: -inal Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal === Noun === terminal m inan airport terminal (building at an airport from which passengers board the planes) transportation hub (computing) computer terminal (device for entering data into a computer) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === terminal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN terminal in Polish dictionaries at PWN terminal in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal === Adjective === terminal m or f (plural terminais) (relational) of or occurring during the conclusion or end of something (of a disease) terminal (resulting in death) ==== Derived terms ==== terminalmente === Noun === terminal m (plural terminais) terminal (section of a station or airport where passengers board the vehicle or craft) (electronics) terminal (the end of a line where signals are transmitted or received) (computing) terminal (device for entering and displaying data) (computing) terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal) === Further reading === “terminal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “terminal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French terminale. === Adjective === terminal m or n (feminine singular terminală, masculine plural terminali, feminine/neuter plural terminale) terminal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teɾmiˈnal/ [t̪eɾ.miˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal === Adjective === terminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terminales) final, last Synonyms: último, final Antonym: primero terminal, fatal (resulting in death) terminally ill ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === terminal m or f same meaning (plural terminales) terminal (a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to airplanes) terminal (a device for entering data into a computer) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === terminal m (plural terminales) mobile phone Synonyms: teléfono móvil, teléfono celular ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “terminal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English terminal or Spanish terminal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈteɾminal/ [ˌt̪ɛɾ.mɪˈn̪al] Rhymes: -eɾminal Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal === Noun === términál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔) terminal (station at either end of a transportation line) Synonyms: himpilan, estasyon end; extremity; limit Synonyms: dulo, duluhan, hanggahan, hangganan == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French terminal, from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tæɾmiˈnɑl] Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal === Noun === terminal (definite accusative terminali, plural terminaller) bus station (terminal) termina ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== otogar