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terminal

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

An input or output device that operates independently of the system to which it is linked.

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Senses

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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

Physical85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
depotendpoleterminus
alternatephrasing
Terminal
plural
terminals
possessive
terminal's
pluralpossessive
terminals'