Definition
a terminal: a station, a terminus, a depot (transport); a post, a spot (computers)
Stephen is starting to work at terminal 3 today. That is the part of the airport that deals with internal departures.
an airport terminal a part of an airport where planes take off and land
a computer terminal: a device which allows you to interact with a computer, such as a screen
(a) terminal (illness): (a) fatal, incurable, deadly, inoperable (illness)
- "Remember to arrive at the terminal two hours before the flight."
- "Received message on main terminal about reinstalling a missing driver, xj3000."
- "Philip : Yeah, I hope it's nothing terminal."
- "You can buy your ticket online, over the phone, or in a Greendog Lines bus terminal or agency."
- "August 21st : Error message came up on the main terminal regarding a shortage of memory."
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