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Terminal (telecommunication) — For other uses, see Terminal (disambiguation). In the context of telecommunications, a terminal is a device which is capable of communicating over a line. Examples of terminals are telephones, fax machines, and network devices printers and… … Wikipedia
terminal — n. point on an electric circuit 1) a negative; positive terminal device by which information enters or leaves a computer 2) a computer terminal; a Visual Display Terminal = VDT (AE; BE has Visual Display Unit = VDU) passenger, freight station 3)… … Combinatory dictionary
Terminal — may mean: In travel and transport *Pharmaceutical Buying House , is a private initiative global trading platform, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh *Airport terminal, a building at an airport *Bus terminal, a bus station *Container terminal, a… … Wikipedia
terminal — [tʉr′mə nəl] adj. [L terminalis] 1. of, at, or forming the end, extremity, or terminus of something [terminal feathers] 2. occurring at the end of a series; concluding; closing; final [a terminal payment] 3. designating, of, or having a fatal… … English World dictionary
terminal — [adj] final, deadly bounding, check out*, closing, concluding, eventual, extreme, fatal, hindmost, incurable, killing, lag, last, latest, latter, lethal, limiting, mortal, on way out*, period, ultimate, utmost; concepts 314,548 Ant. beginning,… … New thesaurus
Terminal — Ter mi*nal, n. 1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terminal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, forming, or situated at the end. 2) (of a disease) predicted to lead to death. 3) informal extreme and irreversible. 4) done or occurring each school or college term. ► NOUN 1) the station at the end of a railway or other… … English terms dictionary
Terminal Services — Infobox Software name = Terminal Services developer = Microsoft operating system = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X latest release version = 6.0.6001.18000 latest release date = February 4, 2008 use = Remote Desktop Access license = MS EULA website =… … Wikipedia
Device file system — In Unix like operating systems, a device file system or special file system allows software to interact with a device driver using standard input/output system calls, which simplifies many tasks.It includes device files , device nodes , or device … Wikipedia
terminal — I. adjective Etymology: Latin terminalis, from terminus Date: 1744 1. a. of or relating to an end, extremity, boundary, or terminus < a terminal pillar > b. growing at the end of a branch or stem < a terminal bud > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
