job-oriented terminal

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A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders

noun

Specialized

: terminal orientado a tareas

The company installed a job-oriented terminal to streamline order processing for the warehouse staff.

Examples

They replaced the multipurpose computers with job-oriented terminals at customer service points.
Each job-oriented terminal is configured with software tailored to specific business functions.
The new job-oriented terminal improved efficiency in the office.
Many companies are investing in job-oriented terminals for their employees.
The company installed a job-oriented terminal to streamline order processing for the warehouse staff.
Each job-oriented terminal is configured with software tailored to specific business functions.
They replaced the multipurpose computers with job-oriented terminals at customer service points.

Surface Forms

job-oriented terminal singular

job-oriented terminals plural

Morphology

job-oriented + terminal

The noun phrase is compositionally built from 'job' + 'oriented' modifying 'terminal' — i.e. a terminal oriented toward a particular job or task — so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer it. This adjective+noun construction is a regular, cross-linguistically common composition, making the overall meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Job-oriented terminal comes from the simple image of a terminal made to do one job — for example, a screen at a shop that only takes orders. That's why it means a computer terminal built for a particular 'task' or 'specific job'.