终端 (zhōng duān) — terminal (computer device); terminal (endpoint of a transportation line)

Definition

A technical/infrastructure word for a physical endpoint — a computer terminal or the terminus of a bus/train line. Unlike 终点 (abstract destination/finish line) or 最终 (the final stage of a process), 终端 refers to a concrete device or facility.

noun
terminal (computer device)terminal (endpoint of a transportation line)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 终端
    Jī chǎng de zì zhù zhōng duān kě yǐ yòng dēng jī pái bàn lǐ dēng jī.
    You can check in at the airport's self-service terminal using your boarding pass.
  • 终端
    Zhè tàng cháng tú qì chē de zhōng duān shì guǎng zhōu zhàn.
    The terminal for this long-distance bus is Guangzhou Station.
  • 终端
    Huò wù huì zài zhōng duān xiè zài.
    The goods will be unloaded at the terminal.

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