(computing theory) A non-terminal symbol in a formal grammar.

(archaeology) The abruptly truncated end of a knapped stone flake that did not reach across the entire face of the core stone; also applied to the site of the break on the core.

plural of terminal figure

plural of dumb terminal

plural of power of termination

(law) Where a grantor has created a fee simple subject to condition subsequent, and the condition of the grant has come to pass, the right of the grantor to physically reclaim ownership of the land.

plural of terminal symbol

(architecture) a statue with a head or bust carved out of the top of a square tapering pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome. / Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries.

plural of terminal illness

(pathology) An illness that is normally incurable and that a terminally ill person would not be expected to recover from.