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terminal

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈtɝmənəɫ// UK //tˈɜːmɪnəl// ter·mi·nal Archaic

n. a large building where people start or end their journeys by plane, bus, or train. It can also mean a computer screen and keyboard used to enter data into a larger system.

n. a point of arrival or departure for passengers at a transport hub; alternatively, a device consisting of a monitor and keyboard for communicating with a central computer system.


SIMPLE

We need to meet at the airport terminal two hours before our flight.

CONTEXTUAL

The technician logged into the main server using a remote terminal to troubleshoot the network error.

COMPLEX

While the new international terminal boasts state-of-the-art automated check-in kiosks, many passengers still prefer the reassurance of speaking with a human agent at the service desk.

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end”). See term, terminus.

Usage

In transport contexts, it often takes the preposition 'at' or 'in'.

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