terminal
Connect the device to the terminal.
Branchez l'appareil au terminal.
Appareil informatique permettant l'accès à un système ou réseau.
The airport terminal was crowded with passengers.
Le terminal de l'aéroport était bondé de passagers.
She works at a computer terminal all day.
Elle travaille toute la journée à un terminal informatique.
In computing, 'terminal' often refers to a device with a keyboard and screen for interacting with a mainframe or server.
Point final ou extrémité d'un trajet, d'une ligne de transport.
The bus terminal is located downtown.
Le terminal de bus se trouve en centre-ville.
Common in transportation contexts (airports, bus stations).
Stade avancé d'une maladie, souvent incurable.
The patient is in the terminal stage of cancer.
Le patient est au stade terminal du cancer.
Used in oncology and palliative care.
Relatif à une fin ou à la mort.
A terminal illness requires compassionate care.
Une maladie terminale nécessite des soins compassionnels.
Often paired with 'illness' or 'disease'.
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Distinguishing senses
In technology, 'terminal' implies interactive access (e.g., command line). In transport, it refers to a physical location. In medicine, it describes an incurable stage.
Règle d'or
Gender consistency
Always use 'le terminal' in French, regardless of context.
Origine du mot
From Latin *terminalis* ('pertaining to a boundary'), from *terminus* ('end, boundary'). The computing sense emerged in the mid-20th century with mainframe systems.
Notes d'usage
In French, 'terminal' is masculine in all senses (le terminal). Avoid confusion with 'terminus' (final stop of a transport line).