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terminal

[tur-muh-nl] / ˈtɜr mə nl /




NOUN
computer screen, computer input/output device
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During those tests, the terminal successfully transmitted data to Earth through NASA's Tracking and Relay Satellite system as well as commercial networks operated by Viasat and SES Space and Defense.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The funding includes $500 million for existing plants and an export terminal, plus $200 million for new plants.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The effort to establish a West Coast coal export terminal revives a fight that has played out repeatedly in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Hours later, Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukrainian drones had hit several locations in Russia, including the oil terminal and a naval base in the nearby town of Kronstadt.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I looked behind me at Papi, his face inscrutable, at Delsa, Norma, Héctor, and Alicia huddled against the terminal window.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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