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terminal
(mass) | terminal
- konečný, koncový, termínový, terminálový, terminál |
terminal
(msasasci) | terminal
- terminal |
terminal
(encz) | terminal,koncový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terminal
(encz) | terminal,konečný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terminal
(encz) | terminal,mezní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terminal
(encz) | terminal,smrtelný adj: Rostislav Svoboda |
terminal
(encz) | terminal,terminál adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terminal
(encz) | terminal,termínový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Terminal
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
See Term, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
extremity; as, a terminal edge.
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2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
charges.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
Terminal velocity.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
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Terminal
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
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2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or
electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for
the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed
into or from the machine; a pole.
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3. (Railroads)
(a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining
thereto.
(b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight
lying too far from the main line to be served by mere
sidings.
(c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of
station service, as distinct from mileage rate,
generally proportionate to the distance and intended
to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge.
(d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the
terminal is located; -- more properly called a
terminus.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. The station at either end of a bus line line which
transports freight or passengers.
[PJC]
5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --
also called bus terminal.
[PJC]
6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or
debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is
performed; -- also called airline terminal.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered
into a computer, and information received from it, usually
consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);
the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a
computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a
computer at a remote location; -- also called computer
terminal.
[PJC]
freight terminal, a terminal used for loading or unloading
of freight.
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terminal
(wn) | terminal
adj 1: of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery
route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal
charges"
2: relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time;
"terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
3: being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal
buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal
syllable" [ant: intermediate]
4: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his
concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter";
"the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn:
concluding, final, last, terminal]
5: causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal
patient"; "terminal cancer"
n 1: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers
or goods [syn: terminal, terminus, depot]
2: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at
which electric current enters or leaves [syn: terminal,
pole]
3: either extremity of something that has length; "the end of
the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to
the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches
of the fornix" [syn: end, terminal]
4: electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access
to a computer; has a keyboard and display |
terminal
(foldoc) | terminal
1. An electronic or electromechanical device for
entering data into a computer or a communications system and
displaying data received. Early terminals were called
teletypes, later ones VDUs. Typically a terminal
communicates with the computer via a serial line.
2. The end of a line where signals are either
transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line
where the signals are made available to apparatus.
3. Apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a
line.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
terminally
(mass) | terminally
- konečne |
terminalovy
(msasasci) | terminalovy
- terminal |
air terminal
(encz) | air terminal,letištní terminál n: Clock |
conterminal boundary
(encz) | conterminal boundary,společná hranice |
job-oriented terminal
(encz) | job-oriented terminal, n: |
link-attached terminal
(encz) | link-attached terminal, n: |
nonterminal
(encz) | nonterminal,nekoncový |
nonterminals
(encz) | nonterminals,neterminály n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
railroad terminal
(encz) | railroad terminal, n: |
remote terminal
(encz) | remote terminal, n: |
subterminal
(encz) | subterminal, adj: |
terminal block
(encz) | terminal block,svorkovnice n: wo |
terminal emulation
(encz) | terminal emulation, n: |
terminal figure
(encz) | terminal figure, n: |
terminal leave
(encz) | terminal leave, n: |
terminal plate
(encz) | terminal plate,svorkovnice n: Zdeněk Brož |
terminal point
(encz) | terminal point, n: |
terminal strip
(encz) | terminal strip,svorkovnice n: [el.] ghost |
terminal velocity
(encz) | terminal velocity, n: |
terminally
(encz) | terminally,konečně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
terminals
(encz) | terminals,terminály n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
video display terminal
(encz) | video display terminal,terminál s obrazovkou Zdeněk Brož |
Conterminal
(gcide) | Conterminal \Con*ter"mi*nal\, a. [LL. conterminalis.]
Conterminous.
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freight terminal
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
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2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or
electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for
the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed
into or from the machine; a pole.
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3. (Railroads)
(a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining
thereto.
(b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight
lying too far from the main line to be served by mere
sidings.
(c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of
station service, as distinct from mileage rate,
generally proportionate to the distance and intended
to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge.
(d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the
terminal is located; -- more properly called a
terminus.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. The station at either end of a bus line line which
transports freight or passengers.
[PJC]
5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --
also called bus terminal.
[PJC]
6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or
debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is
performed; -- also called airline terminal.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered
into a computer, and information received from it, usually
consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);
the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a
computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a
computer at a remote location; -- also called computer
terminal.
[PJC]
freight terminal, a terminal used for loading or unloading
of freight.
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Terminal
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
See Term, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
extremity; as, a terminal edge.
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2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
charges.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
Terminal velocity.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
[1913 Webster]Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
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2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or
electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for
the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed
into or from the machine; a pole.
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3. (Railroads)
(a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining
thereto.
(b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight
lying too far from the main line to be served by mere
sidings.
(c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of
station service, as distinct from mileage rate,
generally proportionate to the distance and intended
to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge.
(d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the
terminal is located; -- more properly called a
terminus.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. The station at either end of a bus line line which
transports freight or passengers.
[PJC]
5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --
also called bus terminal.
[PJC]
6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or
debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is
performed; -- also called airline terminal.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered
into a computer, and information received from it, usually
consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);
the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a
computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a
computer at a remote location; -- also called computer
terminal.
[PJC]
freight terminal, a terminal used for loading or unloading
of freight.
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terminal figure
(gcide) | Term \Term\, n. [F. terme, L. termen, -inis, terminus, a
boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See Thrum a tuft,
and cf. Terminus, Determine, Exterminate.]
1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit;
extremity; bound; boundary.
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Corruption is a reciprocal to generation, and they
two are as nature's two terms, or boundaries.
--Bacon.
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2. The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a
term of five years; the term of life.
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3. In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous
period during which instruction is regularly given to
students; as, the school year is divided into three terms.
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4. (Geom.) A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a
line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is
the term of a solid.
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5. (Law) A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration; as:
(a) The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time
for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a
life or lives, or for a term of years.
(b) A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging
his obligation.
(c) The time in which a court is held or is open for the
trial of causes. --Bouvier.
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Note: In England, there were formerly four terms in the year,
during which the superior courts were open: Hilary
term, beginning on the 11th and ending on the 31st of
January; Easter term, beginning on the 15th of April,
and ending on the 8th of May; Trinity term, beginning
on the 22d day of May, and ending on the 12th of June;
Michaelmas term, beginning on the 2d and ending on the
25th day of November. The rest of the year was called
vacation. But this division has been practically
abolished by the Judicature Acts of 1873, 1875, which
provide for the more convenient arrangement of the
terms and vacations.
In the United States, the terms to be observed by the
tribunals of justice are prescribed by the statutes of
Congress and of the several States.
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6. (Logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one
of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of
which is used twice.
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The subject and predicate of a proposition are,
after Aristotle, together called its terms or
extremes. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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Note: The predicate of the conclusion is called the major
term, because it is the most general, and the subject
of the conclusion is called the minor term, because it
is less general. These are called the extermes; and the
third term, introduced as a common measure between
them, is called the mean or middle term. Thus in the
following syllogism,
[1913 Webster] Every vegetable is combustible; Every
tree is a vegetable; Therefore every tree is
combustible,
[1913 Webster] combustible, the predicate of the
conclusion, is the major term; tree is the minor term;
vegetable is the middle term.
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7. A word or expression; specifically, one that has a
precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses,
or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like;
as, a technical term. "Terms quaint of law." --Chaucer.
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In painting, the greatest beauties can not always be
expressed for want of terms. --Dryden.
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8. (Arch.) A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the
figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called
also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
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Note: The pillar part frequently tapers downward, or is
narrowest at the base. Terms rudely carved were
formerly used for landmarks or boundaries. --Gwilt.
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9. (Alg.) A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a +
b; ab or cd in ab - cd.
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10. pl. (Med.) The menses.
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11. pl. (Law) Propositions or promises, as in contracts,
which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle
the contract and bind the parties; conditions.
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12. (Law) In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of
rents.
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Note: Terms legal and conventional in Scotland correspond to
quarter days in England and Ireland. There are two
legal terms -- Whitsunday, May 15, and Martinmas, Nov.
11; and two conventional terms -- Candlemas, Feb. 2,
and Lammas day, Aug. 1. --Mozley & W.
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13. (Naut.) A piece of carved work placed under each end of
the taffrail. --J. Knowels.
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In term, in set terms; in formal phrase. [Obs.]
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I can not speak in term. --Chaucer.
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Term fee (Law)
(a), a fee by the term, chargeable to a suitor, or by law
fixed and taxable in the costs of a cause for each or
any term it is in court.
Terms of a proportion (Math.), the four members of which it
is composed.
To bring to terms, to compel (one) to agree, assent, or
submit; to force (one) to come to terms.
To make terms, to come to terms; to make an agreement: to
agree.
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Syn: Limit; bound; boundary; condition; stipulation; word;
expression.
Usage: Term, Word. These are more frequently interchanged
than almost any other vocables that occur of the
language. There is, however, a difference between them
which is worthy of being kept in mind. Word is
generic; it denotes an utterance which represents or
expresses our thoughts and feelings. Term originally
denoted one of the two essential members of a
proposition in logic, and hence signifies a word of
specific meaning, and applicable to a definite class
of objects. Thus, we may speak of a scientific or a
technical term, and of stating things in distinct
terms. Thus we say, "the term minister literally
denotes servant;" "an exact definition of terms is
essential to clearness of thought;" "no term of
reproach can sufficiently express my indignation;"
"every art has its peculiar and distinctive terms,"
etc. So also we say, "purity of style depends on the
choice of words, and precision of style on a clear
understanding of the terms used." Term is chiefly
applied to verbs, nouns, and adjectives, these being
capable of standing as terms in a logical proposition;
while prepositions and conjunctions, which can never
be so employed, are rarely spoken of as terms, but
simply as words.
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Terminal moraine
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
See Term, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
extremity; as, a terminal edge.
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2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
charges.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
Terminal velocity.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
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terminal reserve
(gcide) | Reserve \Re*serve"\, n. [F. r['e]serve.]
1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
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However any one may concur in the general scheme, it
is still with certain reserves and deviations.
--Addison.
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2. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
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The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried
likewise a reserve in some other vessel for a
continual supply. --Tillotson.
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3. That which is excepted; exception.
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Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a
reserve. --Rogers.
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4. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness;
caution in personal behavior.
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My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined,
Left all reserve, and all the sex, behind. --Prior.
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The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked
this scheme. --Hawthorne.
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5. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular
purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally
set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy
Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
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6. (Mil.)
(a) A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for
battle, reserved to support the other lines as
occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept
for an exigency.
(b) troops trained but released from active service,
retained as a formal part of the military force, and
liable to be recalled to active service in cases of
national need (see Army organization, above).
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7. (Banking) Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
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8. (Finance)
(a) That part of the assets of a bank or other financial
institution specially kept in cash in a more or less
liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all
demands which may be made upon it; specif.:
(b) (Banking) Usually, the uninvested cash kept on hand
for this purpose, called the real reserve. In Great
Britain the ultimate real reserve is the gold kept on
hand in the Bank of England, largely represented by
the notes in hand in its own banking department; and
any balance which a bank has with the Bank of England
is a part of its reserve. In the United States the
reserve of a national bank consists of the amount of
lawful money it holds on hand against deposits, which
is required by law (in 1913) to be not less than 15
per cent (--U. S. Rev. Stat. secs. 5191, 5192), three
fifths of which the banks not in a reserve city (which
see) may keep deposited as balances in national banks
that are in reserve cities (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec.
5192).
(c) (Life Insurance) The amount of funds or assets
necessary for a company to have at any given time to
enable it, with interest and premiums paid as they
shall accure, to meet all claims on the insurance then
in force as they would mature according to the
particular mortality table accepted. The reserve is
always reckoned as a liability, and is calculated on
net premiums. It is theoretically the difference
between the present value of the total insurance and
the present value of the future premiums on the
insurance. The reserve, being an amount for which
another company could, theoretically, afford to take
over the insurance, is sometimes called the
reinsurance fund or the
self-insurance fund. For the first year upon any policy the
net premium is called the
initial reserve, and the balance left at the end of the
year including interest is the
terminal reserve. For subsequent years the initial reserve
is the net premium, if any, plus the terminal reserve of
the previous year. The portion of the reserve to be
absorbed from the initial reserve in any year in payment
of losses is sometimes called the
insurance reserve, and the terminal reserve is then called
the
investment reserve.
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9. In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the
recipient will get a prize if another should be
disqualified.
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10. (Calico Printing) A resist.
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11. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to
fix the limits of the deposit.
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Terminal statue
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
See Term, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
extremity; as, a terminal edge.
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2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
charges.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
Terminal velocity.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
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Terminal velocity
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
See Term, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
extremity; as, a terminal edge.
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2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
charges.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
Terminal velocity.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
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Terminalia
(gcide) | Terminalia \Ter`mi*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23
in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
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Terminalia latifolia
(gcide) | Broadleaf \Broad"leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which
is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes
called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
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air terminal
(wn) | air terminal
n 1: a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn:
air terminal, airport terminal] |
airport terminal
(wn) | airport terminal
n 1: a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn:
air terminal, airport terminal] |
bus terminal
(wn) | bus terminal
n 1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: bus terminal,
bus depot, bus station, coach station] |
cordyline terminalis
(wn) | Cordyline terminalis
n 1: shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally
for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as
food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
[syn: ti, Cordyline terminalis] |
job-oriented terminal
(wn) | job-oriented terminal
n 1: a terminal designed for a particular application |
link-attached terminal
(wn) | link-attached terminal
n 1: a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn:
remote terminal, link-attached terminal, {remote
station}, link-attached station] |
pachysandra terminalis
(wn) | Pachysandra terminalis
n 1: slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal
spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover [syn:
Japanese spurge, Pachysandra terminalis] |
railroad terminal
(wn) | railroad terminal
n 1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: railway station, railroad station, {railroad
terminal}, train station, train depot] |
remote terminal
(wn) | remote terminal
n 1: a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn:
remote terminal, link-attached terminal, {remote
station}, link-attached station] |
subterminal
(wn) | subterminal
adj 1: near but not precisely at an end; "a subterminal band of
color on the tail feathers" |
terminal emulation
(wn) | terminal emulation
n 1: (computer science) having a computer act exactly like a
terminal |
terminal figure
(wn) | terminal figure
n 1: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved
out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a
boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: terminus, {terminal
figure}, term] |
terminal leave
(wn) | terminal leave
n 1: final leave before discharge from military service |
terminal point
(wn) | terminal point
n 1: final or latest limiting point [syn: terminus ad quem,
terminal point, limit] |
terminal velocity
(wn) | terminal velocity
n 1: the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling
through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity |
terminally
(wn) | terminally
adv 1: at the end; "terminally ill" |
data terminal equipment
(foldoc) | Data Terminal Equipment
DTE
(DTE) A device which acts as the
source and/or destination of data and which controls the
communication channel. DTE includes terminals, computers,
protocol converters, and multiplexors.
DTE is usually connected via an EIA-232 serial line to
Data Communication Equipment (DCE), typically a modem. It
is necessary to distinguish these two types of device because
their connectors must be wired differently if a
"straight-through" cable (pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2 etc.)
is to be used. DTE should have a male connector and should
transmit on pin three and receive on pin two. It is a curious
fact that many modems are actually "DTE" according to the
original standard.
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data terminal ready
(foldoc) | Data Terminal Ready
DTR
(DTR) The wire in a full RS-232 connection
that tells the Data Communication Equipment (DCE, typically
a modem) that the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE, typically
a computer or terminal) is ready to transmit and receive
data.
(2000-04-05)
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display terminal
(foldoc) | display terminal
visual display unit
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dumb terminal
(foldoc) | dumb terminal
A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard
and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit
data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is
connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an {intelligent
terminal}, has no independent processing capability or
auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone
device.
The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step
up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen
editing or other features normally supported by an
intelligent terminal.
Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable
cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb
terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
[Examples?]
[Jargon File]
(1995-04-14)
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intelligent terminal
(foldoc) | intelligent terminal
smart terminal
(or "smart terminal", "programmable terminal") A
terminal that often contains not only a keyboard and screen,
but also comes with a disk drive and printer, so it can
perform limited processing tasks when not communicating
directly with the central computer. Some can be programmed by
the user to perform many basic tasks, including both
arithmetic and logic operations. In some cases, when the user
enters data, the data will be checked for errors and some
type of report will be produced. In addition, the valid data
that is entered may be stored on the disk, it will be
transmitted over communication lines to the central computer.
An intelligent terminal may have enough computing capability
to draw graphics or to offload some kind of front-end
processing from the computer it talks to.
The development of workstations and personal computers has
made this term and the product it describes semi-obsolescent,
but one may still hear variants of the phrase "act like a
smart terminal" used to describe the behaviour of workstations
or PCs with respect to programs that execute almost entirely
out of a remote server's storage, using said devices as
displays.
The term once meant any terminal with an addressable cursor;
the opposite of a glass tty. Today, a terminal with merely
an addressable cursor, but with none of the more-powerful
features mentioned above, is called a dumb terminal.
There is a classic quote from Rob Pike (inventor of the blit
terminal): "A smart terminal is not a smart*ass* terminal, but
rather a terminal you can educate". This illustrates a common
design problem: The attempt to make peripherals (or anything
else) intelligent sometimes results in finicky, rigid "special
features" that become just so much dead weight if you try to
use the device in any way the designer didn't anticipate.
Flexibility and programmability, on the other hand, are
*really* smart.
Compare hook.
(1995-04-14)
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local area terminal
(foldoc) | Local Area Terminal
(LAT) A DECnet-related, non-routable network
protocol.
[Details?]
(1999-01-14)
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point of sale terminal
(foldoc) | point of sale terminal
(Or "POS") A computer, probably with a bar code
reader, serving as a glorified cash register.
(1997-11-23)
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smart terminal
(foldoc) | intelligent terminal
smart terminal
(or "smart terminal", "programmable terminal") A
terminal that often contains not only a keyboard and screen,
but also comes with a disk drive and printer, so it can
perform limited processing tasks when not communicating
directly with the central computer. Some can be programmed by
the user to perform many basic tasks, including both
arithmetic and logic operations. In some cases, when the user
enters data, the data will be checked for errors and some
type of report will be produced. In addition, the valid data
that is entered may be stored on the disk, it will be
transmitted over communication lines to the central computer.
An intelligent terminal may have enough computing capability
to draw graphics or to offload some kind of front-end
processing from the computer it talks to.
The development of workstations and personal computers has
made this term and the product it describes semi-obsolescent,
but one may still hear variants of the phrase "act like a
smart terminal" used to describe the behaviour of workstations
or PCs with respect to programs that execute almost entirely
out of a remote server's storage, using said devices as
displays.
The term once meant any terminal with an addressable cursor;
the opposite of a glass tty. Today, a terminal with merely
an addressable cursor, but with none of the more-powerful
features mentioned above, is called a dumb terminal.
There is a classic quote from Rob Pike (inventor of the blit
terminal): "A smart terminal is not a smart*ass* terminal, but
rather a terminal you can educate". This illustrates a common
design problem: The attempt to make peripherals (or anything
else) intelligent sometimes results in finicky, rigid "special
features" that become just so much dead weight if you try to
use the device in any way the designer didn't anticipate.
Flexibility and programmability, on the other hand, are
*really* smart.
Compare hook.
(1995-04-14)
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sparc xterminal 1
(foldoc) | SPARC Xterminal 1
Sun's lowest cost networked Unix desktop, it is
board-upgradeable to a SPARC 4. It comes with a choice of
frame buffers: 8-bit colour, Turbo GX, or Turbo GX plus.
This product was expected to replace the SPARCclassic X. UK
availability was planned for March 1995.
(1995-02-08)
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terminal access controller
(foldoc) | Terminal Access Controller
(TAC) A device which connects
terminals to the Internet, usually using dial-up modem
connections and the TACACS protocol.
(1997-11-27)
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terminal adapter
(foldoc) | Terminal Adapter
TA
Terminal Adaptor
(TA) Equipment used to adapt
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) {Basic Rate
Interface} (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment
standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adapter is
typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone
unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or
other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX).
A Terminal Adapter does not interoperate with a modem; it
replaces it.
[ISDN FAQ].
(1994-10-03)
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terminal adaptor
(foldoc) | Terminal Adapter
TA
Terminal Adaptor
(TA) Equipment used to adapt
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) {Basic Rate
Interface} (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment
standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adapter is
typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone
unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or
other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX).
A Terminal Adapter does not interoperate with a modem; it
replaces it.
[ISDN FAQ].
(1994-10-03)
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terminal brain death
(foldoc) | terminal brain death
The extreme form of terminal illness. What someone who has
obviously been hacking continuously for far too long is said
to be suffering from.
[Jargon File]
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terminal emulation
(foldoc) | terminal emulation
What a terminal emulator does.
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terminal emulator
(foldoc) | terminal emulator
A program that allows a computer to act like
a (particular brand of) terminal, e.g. a vt-100. The
computer thus appears as a terminal to the host computer and
accepts the same escape sequences for functions such as
cursor positioning and clearing the screen.
xterm is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.
(1995-02-16)
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terminal illness
(foldoc) | raster burn
terminal illness
1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many
hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or
glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors.
2. The "burn-in" condition your CRT tends to get if you
don't use a screen saver.
[Jargon File]
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terminal junkie
(foldoc) | terminal junkie
console jockey
(UK) A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends
most of his or her time wandering the directory tree and
writing noddy programs just to get a fix of computer time.
Variants include "terminal jockey", "console junkie", and
console jockey. The term "console jockey" seems to imply
more expertise than the other three (possibly because of the
exalted status of the console relative to an ordinary
terminal).
See also twink, read-only user.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-16)
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terminal node
(foldoc) | leaf
leaves
terminal node
(Or "terminal node") In a tree, a node
which has no daughter.
(1998-11-14)
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terminal oriented real time operating system
(foldoc) | Terminal Oriented Real Time Operating System
TORTOS
(TORTOS) An operating system developed
from MVT at Health Sciences Computing, UCLA by Dr. Patrica
Britt from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s.
Dr. Britt was a senior scientist at IBM, who become the
Assistant Director of HSCF.
TORTOS pre-dated TSO and provided batch, real-time and
time sharing on an IBM 360/91.
(2004-07-02)
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terminal oriented social science
(foldoc) | Terminal Oriented Social Science
TOSS
(TOSS) The Cambridge Project Project MAC was an
ARPA-funded political science computing project. They worked
on topics like survey analysis and simulation, led by Ithiel
de Sola Pool, J.C.R. Licklider and Douwe B. Yntema. Yntema
had done a system on the MIT Lincoln Labs TX-2 called the
Lincoln Reckoner, and in the summer of 1969 led a Cambridge
Project team in the construction of an experiment called TOSS.
TOSS was like Logo, with matrix operators. A major
feature was multiple levels of undo, back to the level of
the login session. This feature was cheap on the Lincoln
Reckoner, but absurdly expensive on Multics.
(1997-01-29)
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terminal productivity executive
(foldoc) | Terminal Productivity eXecutive
TPX
(TPX) A multiple session manager used to
access mainframe applications. It was written by {Morgan
Stanley}, acquired by Duquesne Systems and is now owned by
Computer Associates. TPX allows you to work in multiple
mainframe applications concurrently; lock and unlock your TPX
screen; place your applications on hold; logon to TPX from a
different terminal without losing your place; customize your
TPX menu and send a screen image to another TPX user.
TPX runs on MVS and VM. On VM, like VTAM, it uses the
MVS-like facilities of GCS. It has a complete scripting
facility and lets you see other user's sessions. The
client-server version allows each managed session to open in
its own window. Richard Kuebbing has built a complete e-mail
system into it.
{Unicenter CA-TPX
(http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=1531)}.
(2005-09-29)
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terminal server
(foldoc) | terminal server
A device which connects many terminals (serial lines) to a
local area network through one network connection. A
terminal server can also connect many network users to its
asynchronous ports for dial-out capabilities and printer
access.
(1995-02-16)
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terminal user interface
(foldoc) | Textual User Interface
Terminal User Interface
(TUI) Either a text-based version of a GUI, or
a full-screen version of a CLI.
(2003-10-21)
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very small aperture terminal
(foldoc) | Very Small Aperture Terminal
VSAT
(VSAT) A kind of ground station used to
contact a communications satellite such as INMARSAT.
(1995-03-28)
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video display terminal
(foldoc) | video display terminal
VDT
visual display unit
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video terminal
(foldoc) | video terminal
visual display unit
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x terminal
(foldoc) | X terminal
An intelligent terminal which operates as an {X
server} directly connected to Ethernet.
Not to be confused with the program xterm which is an {X
client}.
(1996-08-23)
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dumb terminal
(jargon) | dumb terminal
n.
A terminal that is one step above a glass tty, having a minimally
addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally
supported by a smart terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were
common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a
dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
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smart terminal
(jargon) | smart terminal
n.
1. A terminal that has enough computing capability to render graphics or to
offload some kind of front-end processing from the computer it talks to.
The development of workstations and personal computers has made this term
and the product it describes semi-obsolescent, but one may still hear
variants of the phrase act like a smart terminal used to describe the
behavior of workstations or PCs with respect to programs that execute
almost entirely out of a remote server's storage, using local devices as
displays.
2. obs. Any terminal with an addressable cursor; the opposite of a {glass
tty}. Today, a terminal with merely an addressable cursor, but with none of
the more-powerful features mentioned in sense 1, is called a {dumb terminal
}.
There is a classic quote from Rob Pike (inventor of the blit terminal): “
A smart terminal is not a smartass terminal, but rather a terminal you can
educate.” This illustrates a common design problem: The attempt to make
peripherals (or anything else) intelligent sometimes results in finicky,
rigid ‘special features’ that become just so much dead weight if you try to
use the device in any way the designer didn't anticipate. Flexibility and
programmability, on the other hand, are really smart. Compare hook.
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terminal brain death
(jargon) | terminal brain death
n.
The extreme form of terminal illness (sense 1). What someone who has
obviously been hacking continuously for far too long is said to be
suffering from.
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terminal illness
(jargon) | terminal illness
n.
1. Syn. raster burn.
2. The ‘burn-in’ condition your CRT tends to get if you don't have a screen
saver.
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terminal junkie
(jargon) | terminal junkie
n.
[UK] A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends most of his or
her time wandering the directory tree and writing noddy programs just to
get a fix of computer time. Variants include terminal jockey, console
junkie, and console jockey. The term console jockey seems to imply more
expertise than the other three (possibly because of the exalted status of
the console relative to an ordinary terminal). See also twink, {
read-only user}. Appropriately, this term was used in the works of William
S. Burroughs to describe a heroin addict with an unlimited supply.
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