decade vs terminal

decade

noun
  • A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits. 

  • Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns. 

  • A group, set, or series of ten 

  • A period of ten days, (history) particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars. 

  • A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer. 

  • A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. 

  • A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance. 

  • The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1. 

terminal

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

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

  • A computer program that emulates a physical terminal. 

  • 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. 

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

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 

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