terminal
At the boundary
The meanings of terminal overlap largely with some meanings of end.
In expressions of time, terminal means at or near the end (terminal cancer).
The noun terminal denotes a building or place that is a destination or is at the end of a transportation route (truck terminal, train terminal).
In computing, terminal usually designates one end of an information exchanging process – the end where the user is found.
Last and decisive
- lastFinal in sequence
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- concludingBringing to an end
- closingFinal stage of something
end · destination · boundary · limit · furthest · outermost · finishing · conclusive
Fixed stopping point
- airportAviation passenger facility
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
depot · hub · gate · boarding · arrivals · departures · concourse · platform
Text-based computer interface
- shellHard outer covering
- promptIncite to action
- consoleComfort in distress
- sshSecure remote connection command
telnet · emulator · bash · cursor · window · session · login · putty
Identification of illness
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- incurableCannot be healed
- end-stageFinal, irreversible phase
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
hospice · metastatic · inoperable · advanced · decline · comfort care · fatal · progressive
final
Last and decisive
- lastFinal in sequence
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- concludingBringing to an end
closing · end · destination · boundary · limit · furthest · outermost · finishing · conclusive · definitive
station
Fixed stopping point
train · depot · hub · gate · boarding · arrivals · departures · concourse · platform · baggage
command-line
Text-based computer interface
ssh · telnet · emulator · bash · cursor · window · session · login · putty · dumb
diagnosis
Identification of illness
palliative · hospice · metastatic · inoperable · advanced · decline · comfort care · fatal · progressive · untreatable
connector
Thing that joins others
cathode · positive · negative · lug · screw · spade · ring · crimp · solder · contact
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- airportgate, gates, runway, baggage claim, arrivals
- airport termstakeoff, passport control, security, boarding pass, gate
- aviation termsradar, tower, runway, landing strip, flight plan
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- airport featuresshuttle, jetway, jet bridge, sliding doors, barrier
terminalcurable
Able to be healed
treatable · nonfatal · survivable · nonlethal · recoverable
terminalinitial
Name's opening letter
incipient · nascent · beginning · originating · commencing
- termination noticeFormal dismissal document
- terminal illnessIncurable, deadly medical condition
- terminally illIncurably sick, facing death
- terminal cancerIncurable, deadly tumor disease
- airport terminalPassenger processing facility
- rail terminalFacility for train arrivals
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