The difference between Last and Terminal

When used as nouns, last means a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes, whereas terminal means a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

When used as verbs, last means to perform, carry out, whereas terminal means to store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.

When used as adjectives, last means final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind, whereas terminal means fatal.

Last is also determiner with the meaning: the (one) immediately before the present.

Last is also adverb with the meaning: most recently.

check bellow for the other definitions of Last and Terminal

  1. Last as an adjective:

    Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

    Examples:

    "“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."

  2. Last as an adjective:

    Most recent, latest, last so far.

    Examples:

    "The last time I saw him, he was married."

    "I have received your note dated the 17th last, and am responding to say that.... lb archaic _ usage"

  3. Last as an adjective:

    Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.

    Examples:

    "He is the last person to be accused of theft."

    "The last person I want to meet is Helen."

    "More rain is the last thing we need right now."

  4. Last as an adjective:

    Being the only one remaining of its class.

    Examples:

    "Japan is the last empire."

  5. Last as an adjective:

    Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.

  6. Last as an adjective:

    Lowest in rank or degree.

    Examples:

    "the last prize"

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  1. Last as an adverb:

    Most recently.

    Examples:

    "When we last met, he was based in Toronto."

  2. Last as an adverb (sequence):

    after everything else; finally

    Examples:

    "I'll go last."

    "[[last but not least]]"

  1. Last as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To perform, carry out.

  2. Last as a verb (intransitive):

    To endure, continue over time.

    Examples:

    "Summer seems to last longer each year."

    "They seem happy now, but that won't last long."

  3. Last as a verb (intransitive):

    To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.

    Examples:

    "I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements."

  1. Last as a noun:

    A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.

  1. Last as a verb:

    To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.

    Examples:

    "to last a boot"

  1. Last as a noun (obsolete):

    A burden; load; a cargo; freight.

  2. Last as a noun (obsolete):

    A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.

  3. Last as a noun (obsolete):

    An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.

  4. Last as a noun:

    A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.

  1. Terminal as a noun:

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

  2. Terminal as a noun:

    A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.

  3. Terminal as a noun:

    A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

  4. Terminal as a noun:

    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.

  5. Terminal as a noun:

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

  6. Terminal as a noun:

    A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.

  7. Terminal as a noun (electronics):

    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.

  8. Terminal as a noun:

    An electric contact on a battery.

  9. Terminal as a noun (telecommunications):

    The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.

  10. Terminal as a noun (computing):

    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.

  11. Terminal as a noun (computing):

    A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.

  12. Terminal as a noun (computing theory):

    A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.

  13. Terminal as a noun (biology):

    The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptid.

  1. Terminal as an adjective:

    Fatal; resulting in death.

    Examples:

    "terminal cancer"

  2. Terminal as an adjective:

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

  3. Terminal as an adjective:

    Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time.

  4. Terminal as an adjective (archaic):

    Occurring every term; termly.

    Examples:

    "a student's terminal fees"

  1. Terminal as a verb:

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

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