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单词 terminal
释义
terminal

Physics
  • 1. The point at which electrical connection is made to a device or system.

    2. A device at which data is put into a computer or taken from it.


Computer
  • 1. A data input and/or output device that is connected to a controlling processor to which it is subservient and usually remote. There is a very wide range of terminal types. The VDU is frequently used as a terminal by which a user can input queries or instructions and receive instructions. The information may be in the form of text or it may be mainly graphical. Terminals designed for a particular environment and business activity come under a general heading of application terminals. If the terminal has a built-in capability to store and manipulate data it is classed as an intelligent terminal; without this capability terminals are classed as dumb.

    2. (terminal symbol) See grammar.


Internet
  • A device consisting of a keyboard and a monitor that allows the user to contact and send data and messages to another computer on a network. A rather dated term which is rapidly going out of use.


Electronics and Electrical Engineering
  • 1. Any of the points at which interconnecting leads may be attached to an electronic circuit or device and at which signals may be input or output.

    2. A device that provides input/output facilities to a computer, often from a remote location. It may be used interactively and usually contains a keyboard and/or visual display unit. An intelligent terminal contains some local storage and processing ability and can perform simple tasks independently of the main computer.


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