terminal

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Computing

n. a screen or program used to give commands to a computer system.

n. a device or software application used for entering data into and displaying data from a computer or network.

日本語:端末※

“The programmer opened the terminal to type in a few lines of code.”

“By accessing the server via a remote terminal, the administrator was able to patch the security vulnerability without being physically present in the data centre.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Technical

n. a point where a wire connects to a battery or a piece of equipment.

n. a point of connection for closing an electric circuit, such as the contact points on a battery.

“Make sure the red wire is attached firmly to the positive terminal of the battery.”

“Corrosion on the battery terminals prevented the engine from drawing enough current to start during the cold winter morning.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Medicine

adj. describing an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death.

adj. relating to an incurable disease that is expected to result in the death of the patient.

“The doctor had the difficult task of telling the family that the cancer was terminal.”

“The hospice provides specialised palliative care for patients with terminal diagnoses, focusing on comfort and quality of life in their final months.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

adj. happening or appearing at the very end of something.

adj. forming or situated at the end or extremity of something; final.

“The terminal chapter of the book explains what happened to the characters years later.”

“The terminal phase of the project involved a rigorous audit to ensure all initial requirements had been met before the final handover.”