Definition of Terminal

a computer device that returns information to user input

Examples of Terminal in a sentence

A computer laptop or desktop is essentially a terminal, storing information and giving that information to the user when it is requested.  🔊

With technology advancing as fast as it is, you can find a terminal in some restaurants that lets you select the kind of food and drink you want.  🔊

A terminal is any piece of technology that will give you information when you request information of it.  🔊

We are going to install a terminal in the metro so people can get their tickets and other information from a computer instead of a person.  🔊

There is a computer terminal that the office secretary uses to keep track of records for the students, making it particularly easy for her.  🔊

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