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端末 (たんまつ, tanmatsu) Japanese meaning: terminal | Kotomora

端たん末まつ

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Meanings

1

terminal; computer terminal

abbreviationcomputing›

Abbreviation of 端末装置. Refers to a hardware device for input/output in a computer system.

See also: 端末装置

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ATM

は

ネットワーク

端たん

末まつ

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です

。

An ATM at a bank is a type of network terminal.

この端たん末まつからデータを入にゅう力りょくしてください。

Please input data from this terminal.

2

information access device; smart device

abbreviation

Abbreviation of terms like 携帯端末, 通信端末, 情報端末. Refers to smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and similar portable devices.

See also: 携帯端末 (けいたいたんまつ) · 通信端末 (つうしんたんまつ) · 情報端末 (じょうほうたんまつ)

最さい新しんの携けい帯たい端たん末まつはカメラ性せい能のうがすごい。
The latest mobile devices have amazing camera performance.
電でん子し書しょ籍せきは専せん用よう端たん末まつで読よむ人ひとが多おおい。
Many people read e-books on dedicated devices.

3

Refers to the physical end of something long, such as a roll of film, a cable, or a stick.

フィルムの端たん末まつをカメラにセットする。
Set the end of the film into the camera.
ケーブルの端たん末まつをコネクタに差さし込こむ。
Insert the end of the cable into the connector.

Usage patterns

端たん末まつを操そう作さするto operate a terminal/device
オペレーターが端たん末まつを操そう作さしてデータを入にゅう力りょくした。
The operator worked the terminal to input the data.
端たん末まつに接せつ続ぞくするto connect to a terminal
プリンターを端たん末まつに接せつ続ぞくした。
I connected the printer to the terminal.
端たん末まつからインターネットに接せつ続ぞくするto connect to the internet from a device
この端たん末まつからインターネットに接せつ続ぞくできます。
You can connect to the internet from this device.
〈物もの〉の端たん末まつを処しょ理りするto finish off the end of something (e.g. a cable)
ケーブルの端たん末まつを処しょ理りしてコネクタを取とり付つけた。
I finished off the end of the cable and attached the connector.

Kanji

端edge, origin, end
末end, close, tip

Related words· 6

端たん末まつ装そう置ち sense 1
端末装置 is the full, formal term for a computer terminal, while 端末 is the everyday abbreviation used in the same sense.
デバイス sense 2
デバイス is a general loanword for any electronic device, while 端末 specifically means a terminal that connects to a network or system.
先せん端たんN2sense 3
先端 means the tip or leading edge of something and is used more broadly (including figuratively, as in cutting-edge technology), while 端末 in this sense just refers to the physical end of a cord or roll.
コンソール
端末 is the general word for any computer terminal or device, while コンソール specifically refers to the interface used for direct system control or command input.

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ターミナルN1
端末 is the native Japanese word for a computer terminal or device, while ターミナル is the loanword used for both computer terminals and transportation hubs.
端たん末まつ機き
端末 is the common, broader IT term for a terminal, while 端末機 specifically stresses the physical hardware unit.

Don't confuse with

末まっ端たんN1
端末 (reversed characters) means a device like a computer terminal or smart device, while 末端 means the end or extremity of something, often in an organizational or abstract sense.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Word family· 34

端たん末まつ機き
terminal (unit); terminal device
ダム端たん末まつ
dumb terminal
制せい御ぎょ端たん末まつ
controlling terminal
情じょう報ほう端たん末まつ

Etymology

Compound of 端 (end, edge) and 末 (end, tip). The computing sense is a modern extension from the idea of an endpoint in a network.

information terminal; digital assistant

携けい帯たい端たん末まつ

portable terminal; mobile device; handset

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無む人じん端たん末まつ
unmanned terminal; automated terminal
知ち的てき端たん末まつ
intelligent terminal
移い動どう端たん末まつ
mobile station; mobile terminal
端たん末まつ入にゅう力りょく
terminal input
端たん末まつ画が面めん
terminal screen; console display

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