terminal
nounverified·updated Oct 6, 2026
An input or output device that operates independently of the system to which it is linked.
polysemousFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
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a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
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electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer
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either extremity of something that has length
Classifications
Entity Type
Asset100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- depotendpoleterminus
- alternatephrasing
- Terminal
- plural
- terminals
- possessive
- terminal's
- pluralpossessive
- terminals'