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terminal(1) An input/output (I/O) device for a computer that has a keyboard and mouse for input and a video screen for output. Older terminals did not have a mouse and used a printer for output. See dumb terminal and ATM machine. terminal 1. (of a disease) terminating in death 2. of or relating to the storage or delivery of freight at a warehouse 3. a. a point at which current enters or leaves an electrical device, such as a battery or a circuit b. a conductor by which current enters or leaves at such a point 4. Computing a device having input/output links with a computer but situated at a distance from the computer 5. Architect a. an ornamental carving at the end of a structure b. another name for term (sense 5) 6. a. a point or station usually at the end of the line of a railway, serving as an important access point for passengers or freight b. a less common name for terminus 7. Physiol a. the smallest arteriole before its division into capillaries b. either of two veins that collect blood from the thalamus and surrounding structures and empty it into the internal cerebral vein c. the portion of a bronchiole just before it subdivides into the air sacs of the lungs
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