terminal

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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)

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 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 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.
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 liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
7. (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.
8. An electric contact on a battery.
9. (telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
10. (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. (computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
12. (computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
13. (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)

1. Fatal; resulting in death.

   terminal cancer

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. (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 terminaling or terminalling, simple past and past participle terminaled or terminalled)

1. 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.
• “terminal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →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)

1. terminal

Related terms

• terminar
• terme

Noun

terminal m (plural terminals)

1. (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

1. a terminus
2. an airport terminal
3. a port terminal
4. a rail station

French

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

1. terminal

Derived terms

• choc terminal

Related terms

• terminer

Noun

terminal m (plural terminaux)

1. 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)

1. terminal

Declension

Further reading

• “terminal” in Duden online
• “terminal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch terminal, from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛrˈminal] (standard)
• IPA^(key): [tərˈminal] (anglicised)
• Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧nal

Noun

terminal (plural terminal-terminal, first-person possessive terminalku, second-person possessive terminalmu, third-person possessive terminalnya)

1. terminal:
   1. (transport) facility to embark and disembark passengers.

      Synonym: stasiun

   2. (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.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “terminal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin terminus, via English terminal.

Noun

terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminaler, definite plural terminalene)

1. 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)

1. 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

1. airport terminal (building at an airport from which passengers board the planes)
2. transportation hub
3. (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)

1. (relational) of or occurring during the conclusion or end of something
2. (of a disease) terminal (resulting in death)

Derived terms

• terminalmente

Noun

terminal m (plural terminais)

1. terminal (section of a station or airport where passengers board the vehicle or craft)
2. (electronics) terminal (the end of a line where signals are transmitted or received)
3. (computing) terminal (device for entering and displaying data)
4. (computing) terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French terminale.

Adjective

terminal m or n (feminine singular terminală, masculine plural terminali, feminine and neuter plural terminale)

1. 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)

1. final, last

   Synonyms: último, final

   Antonym: primero

2. terminal, fatal (resulting in death)
3. terminally ill

Derived terms

Noun

terminal m or f same meaning (plural terminales)

1. terminal (a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to airplanes)
2. terminal (a device for entering data into a computer)

Derived terms

Noun

terminal m (plural terminales)

1. 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 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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)

1. terminal (station at either end of a transportation line)

   Synonyms: himpilan, estasyon

2. 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)

1. bus station (terminal)

Declension

Synonyms

• otogar