/'tɜ:mɪnl; `tɝmənl/
adj
1 of the last stage in a fatal disease （致命疾病的）晚期的, 末期的
*His illness isterminal, ie cannot be cured. 他的病已到末期.
* terminalcancer 晚期癌症
* the `terminal ward, ie in a hospital, for patients who are dying 末期病人病房
* a terminal case, ie a patient who is terminally ill 病危患者.
2 of or taking place each term(3) （每）学期的
*terminal examinations, inspections, accounts 期终考试、检查、报告.
3 of, forming or situated at the end or boundary of sth 末端的; 终点的; 分界处的
*a terminal marker 终点的标志.

n
1 (building at the) end of a railway line, bus route, etc （铁路、公共汽车等的）终点, 终点站. Cf 参看 terminus.
2 building at an airport or in a town where air passengers arrive and depart （机场或城市中的）航空集散站.
3 point of connection in an electric circuit （电路的）接头
*the positive/negative terminals, eg of a battery 正[负]极（如电池的）.
4 (computing 计) apparatus, usu consisting of a keyboard and screen, forcommunicating with the central processor in a computingsystem （计算机系统的）终端机.

A fixed odds betting terminal (FOBT) is an electromechanical device normally found in betting shops in the United Kingdom that allows players to bet on the outcome of various games and events with fixed odds. They were introduced to UK shops in 2001.