Definition of terminals:
(n) :
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
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A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
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A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
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(computing) A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
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(telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
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(electricity, electronics) The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to apparatus; the hardware attached to the line in this spot, which allows connections to be fastened.