endpoint vs terminal

terminal vs endpoint

endpoint and terminal both are nouns.

endpoint is not an adjective while terminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endpoint	Yes	No	No	No
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, terminal is a hypernym of endpoint; that is, terminal is a word with a broader meaning than endpoint:

endpoint: a place where something ends or is complete
terminal: either extremity of something that has length

Other hypernyms of endpoint include end.

endpoint (noun)	terminal (noun)
a place where something ends or is complete	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
	electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
	either extremity of something that has length

endpoint (adjective)	terminal (adjective)
	being or situated at an end
	relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
	of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
	occurring at or forming an end or termination
	causing or ending in or approaching death

Difference between endpoint and terminal

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