termination

noun
/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).

  1. borrowed from terminationem

Definitions

  1. The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

    • At all terminal stations, where running speeds are low, fixed termination simple catenary equipment has been installed.
  2. The process of firing an employee

    The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.

  3. An end in time

    An end in time; a conclusion.

  4. + 6 more definitions
    1. An end in space

      An end in space; an edge or limit.

    2. An outcome or result.

    3. The last part of a word.

      • Women's names were formed in the same way as men's, but with feminine terminations […]
    4. An induced abortion.

    5. A word, a term.

      • She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.
    6. The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for termination. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA