capping vs terminal

capping

noun
  • The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer. 

  • The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well. 

  • The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date. 

  • The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face. 

  • The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY. 

  • Lying or exaggerating. 

  • The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect. 

  • the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit. 

terminal

noun
  • A computer program that emulates a physical terminal. 

  • A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus. 

  • A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display. 

  • A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. 

  • An electric contact on a battery. 

  • A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles. 

  • A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City. 

  • the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus. 

  • The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide. 

  • The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device. 

  • A terminal symbol in a formal grammar. 

  • A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution. 

  • A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses. 

adj
  • Fatal; resulting in death. 

  • Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object. 

  • Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it 

verb
  • To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution. 

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