• Wild Bill
    10·
    2 months ago

    Is it? Unless terminal is another word for final station.

    • Kacarott@aussie.zone
      15·
      2 months ago

      Yes, terminal means “end” or similar. Eg. “Terminal cancer”, “the airport terminal” etc. same root word as"terminate"

    • umbraroze@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      Computer terminal is literally called a terminal because it’s the thing on the user side end of the long long wire that starts from the big big computer.

      One of those things that make a lot more sense if you think hard of the history.

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 months ago

      Unless terminal is another word for final station.

      It is. Also terminus, terminal (cancer), and so on, all relating to finality or end.