TERMINAL
Anything that can receive, relay or send a communication (most common usage); also, anything with mass and meaning.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
In Scientology, a terminal is anything that can receive, relay, or send a communication. A person on a post in an organization is a terminal because others can direct communications to them and receive communications back.
Why It Matters
The concept of a terminal is fundamental to understanding communication, since communication requires something with mass and meaning at each end to receive, relay, or send it.
Related Concepts
- COMMUNICATION — The interchange of ideas or objects between two people or terminals.
- HAT — Slang for the title and work of a post in a Scientology Organization; taken from the fact that in many professions, such as railroading, the type of hat worn is the badge of the' job.
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