Terminus - Definition and Overview

The word terminus is used in several different contexts including various topics:

• In transportation a terminus is commonly used to describe a bus station/rail station acting as an end destination. See terminal station.
• In mythology Terminus refers to a Roman god, as well as the Roman god Jupiter.
• Terminus was also the original name of the city of Atlanta, Georgia (see article).
• Terminus is the name of the home planet of the Foundation in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.
• Terminus is also the title of a space-flight role-playing/action game by Vicarious Visions.
• Terminus is the title of a serial in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.

See also terminal.