final vs terminal

final

adj
  • Word-final; occurring at the end of a word. 

  • Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. 

  • Conclusive; decisive. 

  • Last; ultimate. 

  • Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause. 

noun
  • The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined. 

  • A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. 

  • A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification. 

  • The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode. 

  • The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology. 

terminal

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

  • Fatal; resulting in death. 

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

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

How often have the words final and terminal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )