kiosk
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kiosk \Ki*osk"\, n. [Turk. kiushk, ki["o]shk, Per. k?shk.]
A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by
pillars.
2. A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band
stand, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A small roofed structure, typically located on a sidewalk
and sometimes in a parking lot, with one or more open
sides, used to vend merchandise, such as newspapers or
beverages, or services, such as key duplication or film
developing. --(MW10 s. 2)
[PJC]
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
kiosk
A stall set up in a public place where one can obtain
information, e.g. tourist information. The information may be
provided by a human or by a computer. In the latter case, the
data may be stored locally (e.g. on {CD-ROM}) or accessed via
a network using some kind of distributed information retreival
system such as {Gopher} or {World-Wide Web}.
(1998-09-07)
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "kiosk":
Nissen hut, Quonset hut, alcove, arbor, booth, bower, conservatory,
crib, gatehouse, gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, hut, hutch,
lathhouse, lean-to, news kiosk, newsstand, outbuilding, outhouse,
pavilion, pergola, retreat, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed, stall,
stand, summerhouse, tollbooth, tollhouse
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