端末|たんまつtanmatsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, computingterminal; computer terminal
   コンピューター端末たんまつはずっと一列かずなみに並ならんでいた。↗

   The computer terminals were lined up in one long row.
2. nouninformation access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.)
3. nounend (e.g. of a roll of film)

• Synonym端末機たんまつきWrittenWritten/formal prose term for a terminal as a piece of equipment. 「端末」 is more common and broader, also covering smartphones and tablets.
• AntonymサーバーNeutralNeutral loanword for the server that provides services — the opposite side of a terminal such as 「端末」.

For terminal devices such as phones and computers, use 「端末」. 「端末機」 emphasizes the machine itself and is written/formal prose. 「サーバー」 is the opposite: the server side.

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1. 始はじまりと終おわり。
2. 端はし。末すえ。末端まったん。