terminal

adjective

of, at, or forming the end, extremity, or terminus of something: terminal feathers
occurring at the end of a series; concluding; closing; final: a terminal payment
designating, of, or having a fatal disease in its final stages: terminal cancer, to be diagnosed as terminal
Informal extreme or excessive: terminal cuteness
having to do with a term or established period of time; occurring regularly in each term
of, at, or forming the end of a transportation line
Bot. growing at the end of a stem or branch: a terminal bud

noun

a terminating part; end; extremity; limit
a connective device or point in or attached to an electric circuit or conductor
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1. either end of a transportation line, as for an airplane, bus, or railroad, including servicing facilities, etc.
2. a station or city located there
3. a station at any important point or junction of a transportation line
a device, usually with a typewriter keyboard and a video screen, for putting information into, or getting it from, a computer, as over communication lines
Archit. an ornamental carving at the end of a structural element

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