Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
terminals
2 dictionary results for: terminals
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ter·mi·nal       (tûr'mə-nəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  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.

n.  
  1. A point or part that forms the end.
  2. An ornamental figure or object placed at the end of a larger structure; a finial.
  3. Electricity
    1. A position in a circuit or device at which a connection is normally established or broken.
    2. A passive conductor at such a position used to facilitate the connection.
    3. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; a terminus.
    4. A station at the end of a transportation line or at a major junction on a transportation line.
    5. A town at the end of a transportation line.
    1. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; a terminus.
    2. A station at the end of a transportation line or at a major junction on a transportation line.
    3. A town at the end of a transportation line.
  4. Computer Science A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, through which data or information can be entered or displayed.


[Middle English, from Latin terminālis, from terminus, boundary.]

ter'mi·nal·ly adv.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
terminal       (tûr'mə-nəl)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Electricity
  2. A position in a circuit or device at which a connection can be made or broken. See Note at battery.
  3. Computer Science A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, by which one can read, enter, or manipulate information in a computer system.

Share This:Share This: digg.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.google.com