Definition of Terminal

Terminal

Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal charges.

The end of a line of railroad, with the switches, stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining thereto.

Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight lying too far from the main line to be served by mere sidings.

A rate charged on all freight, independent of the 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 terminal charge.

A town lying at the end of a railroad; -- more properly called a terminus.

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.

That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.

Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole.

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Terminal Quotations

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
W. H. Auden

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.
John Kenneth Galbraith

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.
Helen Hayes

There is only one terminal dignity - love.
Helen Hayes

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause.
Orson Scott Card

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine, where people plug in a game cartridge, and plug in a modem, and tie that into a telephone, and essentially turn that game in the machine into an interactive terminal.
Steve Case

I did not fully understand the dread term 'terminal illness' until I saw Heathrow for myself.
Dennis Potter

We need to put undercover security armed people at the curbside of the terminal with the uniform of policemen. We need to protect the terminal. We need to protect the security checkpoint, the gate, the aircraft, the perimeter.
Isaac Yeffet

Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.
David D. Burns

You all know I have terminal cancer-and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress induces its spread and induces its activity. Stress may even bring it on. Yet stress is the fuel of the activist.
Tom McCall

We know that the airports are not protected as they should be protected. The terminals are public areas, wide open - anyone can go and walk at any terminal he wants.
Isaac Yeffet

Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux and displaying remotely.
Jamie Zawinski

I am convinced that we are in a terminal process.
E. P. Thompson

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.
Noam Chomsky

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Terminal Translations

terminal in Dutch is terminal
terminal in French is terminal, terminus
terminal in Swedish is terminal, slutgiltig

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