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terminal

[tur-muh-nl] / ˈtɜr mə nl /




NOUN
computer screen, computer input/output device
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Earlier this week, Anthropic hosted a limited giveaway of “Clawd” plushies and stickers — a reference to the pixelated crab logo featured in the Claude Code terminal tool.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

There was initial pushback among some terminal leaseholders at the Port of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, the interest-rate derivatives market is pricing in even more hikes in this cycle, expecting a so-called terminal 4.85% fed-funds rate by September 2027, according to TD’s Goldberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

And, with the museum’s dim lighting, dated technology and underutilized areas, it can feel at times as if one is wandering in a past-its-prime shopping mall or in the forgotten corner of an airport terminal.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

My new school was Public School 43 on 128th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, across from the Transit Authority bus terminal.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Haynesville is well-positioned to send gas either into the domestic market or to foreign buyers via liquefaction terminals on the Gulf Coast, said Shahb Richyal, Centalion’s global head of investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The station transmits internet traffic through Poland to countries including Ukraine, and uses SpaceX systems that provide connectivity via Starlink terminals.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

When finished, the train is supposed to shuttle travelers to and from terminals, a parking and rental car lot and to the LAX/Metro Transit Center on Aviation Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lower marker levels suggest a reduced density of dopamine nerve terminals.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Six or seven students turn to look, some sitting at terminals and some studying at tables by the windows.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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