terminal
57
5.7
- noun
- /ˈtɜrmɪnəl/
- Specialized
:
terminal
- Just open a terminal window, go to Settings, then Actions, click Add new, then choose Show Hide quick window.
- computer terminal
- output to the terminal
This is my Bloomberg Terminal login fob.
- This is my Bloomberg Terminal login fob.
- That would show like really crappy like emulation of some kind of Linux terminal thing.
- And you know, I was often with old hand mouse in the terminal, you know, it's just slow back and forth to the keyboard.
- So that terminals up and basically we broke it down.
Examples
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Now let's clear this terminal and do something else.
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So let's get rid of that and go to the terminal and run the test.
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Can everyone read the text in the terminal windows in back?
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On the first floor, I went up to a computer terminal and read the instructions.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'm most comfortable doing most of my work in a terminal or a text editor.
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I'm calling from a public terminal.
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"We have to find a computer terminal," Marissa said, shouting over the wind.
Fiction book (1991) -
Kaggs sits at his computer terminal, bringing up data, not pleased by what he sees.
Fiction book (1990) -
The brightly lit room held six terminals, and all of them were in use.
Fiction book (1991) -
You can use the terminal to enter commands and see the results immediately.
Synonyms
151
6.5
A panel with controls and screens used to operate a machine or computer
8
4.8
A place where you type text commands to control a computer
2
4.2
A line on the screen that shows the computer is ready for you to type a command
1
9.0
A simple text screen for typing commands on a Unix or Linux computer
1
6.7
A way to control a computer by typing text instructions
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.3
The fastest steady speed a falling object reaches when air stops it from going faster
- Formal
1
7.0
A final time away from duty taken before leaving the military while still officially in service
1
3.5
A building at an airport where passengers and luggage are checked and handled before or after flights
1
3.4
A station at the end of a train line where trains load or unload people and goods
- Specialized
A device that connects to a main computer over a network so users can access it remotely
- Specialized
A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders
- Specialized
A way to make a computer act like an old screen and keyboard to connect to remote servers
- Specialized
A carved statue, often a head or animal, placed on a square pillar to mark a boundary
How Capable
- Specialized
11
4.2
43
2.4
- Specialized
57
5.7
- Specialized
1
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
terminal = terminal (semi-transparent) = termin + al
The noun is a conversion from the adjective 'terminal', and the computer sense as an endpoint in a system is only partly predictable for learners.
Etymology
Terminal comes from the Latin terminus, meaning 'end', so it can mean an 'end point'. A computer terminal is the device or screen at the end of a system where you connect to and work with a computer.