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terminal

[tur-muh-nl] / ˈtɜr mə nl /




NOUN
computer screen, computer input/output device
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He now runs a bulk-shipping terminal down river from the closed Savannah mill that in an earlier era was where barrels of turpentine, extracted from pine trees, were exported.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Detailed analysis showed that C. praecursor possessed an ovipositor and a terminal caudal filament.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

California has taken pains to eliminate coal as a source of electricity, and this would be the first coal export terminal in California — or anywhere on the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Water in the central terminal area means anyone trying to travel to or from either of these terminals cannot travel by road.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

I stood waiting at the private terminal as Barack’s plane touched down.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In July, both terminals at Gatwick lost running water for several hours after a power failure at a treatment works in the area.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The conglomerate alleged Panama breached an investment treaty through measures that resulted in the country taking over two Panama Canal terminals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Metro and will shuttle passengers and employees between the terminals, a new rental car center, parking lots and the rideshare lot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

There have been a series of unauthorised drone flights in Germany in recent months over sensitive sites including military bases, airports, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Off to the side were dozens of keypunch machines—what passed in those days for computer terminals.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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