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Terminal may refer to:

Computing

Hardware

Computer terminal, a set of primary input and output devices for a computer
Terminal (electronics), a device for joining electrical circuits together
- Battery terminal, electrical contact used to connect a load or charger to a single cell or multiple-cell battery
Terminal (telecommunication), a device communicating over a line
Feedback terminal, a physical device used collect anonymous feedback

Software

Terminal emulator, a program that emulates a computer terminal within some other display architecture
- Terminal (macOS), a terminal emulator included with macOS
- Windows Terminal, a terminal emulator for Windows 10 and Windows 11
- GNOME Terminal, a Linux and BSD terminal emulator
Terminal and nonterminal symbols, lexical elements used in specifying the production rules constituting a formal grammar in computer science.

Fonts

Terminal (typeface), a monospace font
Terminal (typography), a type of stroke ending

Transportation

Airport terminal, a building where passengers embark and disembark aircraft (or cargo is loaded)
Bus terminal
Passenger terminal (maritime), a structure where passenger water vessels ships pick up and drop off passengers
Container port, also called a terminal, where cargo containers are transferred between different vehicles or ships
Railroad terminal, the end point of a railroad line

Places

Terminal (Asunción), a neighbourhood in Paraguay
Terminal Peak, a mountain in Tasmania, Australia
Terminal Peak (Antarctica), a mountain in Ricker Hills, Oates Land, Antarctica
Terminal Range, a mountain range in Canada

Media

Film and TV

The Terminal, 2004 American comedy-drama film
Terminal (film), a 2018 British international film starring Margot Robbie
"Terminal", an episode of Law & Order
"Terminal" (Space Ghost Coast to Coast), a television episode

Music

Terminal (American band), a rock band from Texas
terminal (Danish band), a pop rock band from Copenhagen
Terminal (Ancestral Legacy album), 2014
Terminal (Salyu album), 2007
"Terminal" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2014
"Terminal" (Rupert Holmes song), 1974
"Terminals", a song by Relient K featuring Adam Young

Literature

Terminal (Cook novel), by Robin Cook
Terminal (Tunnels novel), a 2013 novel in the Tunnels series
Terminal, a novel by Colin Forbes
The Terminal Man, 1972 novel by Michael Crichton

The Terminal Man (film), film adaptation by Mike Hodges

The Terminal Man, autobiography of Mehran Karimi Nasseri

Other uses

Terminal illness, a progressive disease that is expected to cause death
Terminal velocity, in physics
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, an American anti-ballistic missile defence system
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase, a specialized DNA polymerase
Terminal sedation, another name for palliative sedation, the practice of inducing unconsciousness in a terminally ill person for the remainder of the person's life
Terminal, relating to the location of a flower or other feature in botany
Potsdam Conference, code-named “Terminal”, the last Allied meeting of World War II
Suffix, in grammar

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+'''Terminal''' may refer to:
-A terminal can mean either a [[computer]] or other electronic terminal, such as one used with a [[Point of sale|POS system.]]
-'''Terminal''' may also refer to:
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 ==Computing==
+===Hardware===
+* [[Computer terminal]], a set of primary input and output devices for a computer
+* [[Terminal (electronics)]], a device for joining electrical circuits together
+** [[Battery terminal]], electrical contact used to connect a load or charger to a single cell or multiple-cell battery
+* [[Terminal (telecommunication)]], a device communicating over a line
+* [[Feedback terminal]], a physical device used collect anonymous feedback
 ===Software===
-*[[Terminal (macOS)]], a terminal emulator application included with macOS
+* [[Terminal emulator]], a program that emulates a computer terminal within some other display architecture
-*[[Terminal emulator]], a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture
+** [[Terminal (macOS)]], a terminal emulator included with macOS
-*[[GNOME Terminal]], the most popular Linux and BSD terminal emulator
+** [[Windows Terminal]], a terminal emulator for Windows 10 and Windows 11
-*[[Windows Terminal]], a terminal emulator for Windows 10
+** [[GNOME Terminal]], a Linux and BSD terminal emulator
+* [[Terminal and nonterminal symbols]], lexical elements used in specifying the production rules constituting a formal grammar in computer science.
 ===Fonts===
-*[[Terminal (typeface)]], a monospace font
+* [[Terminal (typeface)]], a monospace font
-*[[Terminal (typography)]], a type of stroke ending
+* [[Terminal (typography)]], a type of stroke ending
-===Hardware===
-*[[Terminal (electronics)]], a device for joining electrical circuits together
-*[[Terminal (telecommunication)]], a device communicating over a line
-*[[Computer terminal]], a set of primary input and output devices for a computer
-== Transportation ==
+==Transportation==
 * [[Airport terminal]], a building where passengers embark and disembark aircraft (or cargo is loaded)
-* [[Bus station]]
+* [[Bus terminal]]
 * [[Passenger terminal (maritime)]], a structure where passenger water vessels ships pick up and drop off passengers
 * [[Container port]], also called a terminal, where cargo containers are transferred between different vehicles or ships
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 * [[Terminal (Asunción)]], a neighbourhood in Paraguay
 * [[Terminal Peak]], a mountain in Tasmania, Australia
+* [[Terminal Peak (Antarctica)]], a mountain in Ricker Hills, Oates Land, Antarctica
 * [[Terminal Range]], a mountain range in Canada
 ==Media==
 ===Film and TV===
-*''[[The Terminal]]'', 2004 American comedy-drama film
+* ''[[The Terminal]]'', 2004 American comedy-drama film
-*[[Terminal (2018 film)|''Terminal'' (2018 film)]], an American film starring Margot Robbie
+* [[Terminal (film)|''Terminal'' (film)]], a 2018 British international film starring Margot Robbie
-*"Terminal", an [[Law & Order (season 7)#ep157|episode of ''Law & Order'']]
+* "Terminal", an [[Law & Order (season 7)#ep157|episode of ''Law & Order'']]
+* [[Terminal (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)|"Terminal" (''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'')]], a television episode
 ===Music===
-*[[Terminal (American band)]], a rock band from Texas
+* [[Terminal (American band)]], a rock band from Texas
-*[[terminal (Danish band)]], a pop rock band from Copenhagen
+* [[terminal (Danish band)]], a pop rock band from Copenhagen
-*[[Terminal (Ancestral Legacy album)|''Terminal'' (Ancestral Legacy album)]], 2014
+* [[Terminal (Ancestral Legacy album)|''Terminal'' (Ancestral Legacy album)]], 2014
-*[[Terminal (Salyu album)|''Terminal'' (Salyu album)]], 2007
+* [[Terminal (Salyu album)|''Terminal'' (Salyu album)]], 2007
-*[[Terminal (Ayumi Hamasaki song)|"Terminal" (Ayumi Hamasaki song)]], 2014
+* [[Terminal (Ayumi Hamasaki song)|"Terminal" (Ayumi Hamasaki song)]], 2014
-*[[Terminal (Rupert Holmes song)|"Terminal" (Rupert Holmes song)]], 1974
+* [[Terminal (Rupert Holmes song)|"Terminal" (Rupert Holmes song)]], 1974
-*"Terminals", a song by [[Relient K]] featuring Adam Young
+* "Terminals", a song by [[Relient K]] featuring Adam Young
 ==Literature==
-*[[Terminal (Cook novel)|''Terminal'' (Cook novel)]], by Robin Cook
+* [[Terminal (Cook novel)|''Terminal'' (Cook novel)]], by Robin Cook
-*[[Terminal (Tunnels novel)|''Terminal'' (Tunnels novel)]], a 2013 novel in the ''Tunnels'' series
+* [[Terminal (Tunnels novel)|''Terminal'' (Tunnels novel)]], a 2013 novel in the ''Tunnels'' series
-*''Terminal'', a novel by [[Colin Forbes (novelist)|Colin Forbes]]
+* ''Terminal'', a novel by [[Colin Forbes (novelist)|Colin Forbes]]
+* ''[[The Terminal Man]]'', 1972 novel by Michael Crichton
+:*[[The Terminal Man (film)|''The Terminal Man'' (film)]], film adaptation by Mike Hodges
+* ''The Terminal Man'', autobiography of [[Mehran Karimi Nasseri]]
 ==Other uses==
-*[[Terminal (company)]], an American a remote teams company
+* [[Terminal illness]], a progressive disease that is expected to cause death
-*[[Terminal illness]], a progressive disease that is expected to cause death
+* [[Terminal velocity]], in physics
+* [[Terminal High Altitude Area Defense]], an American anti-ballistic missile defence system
-* '''Terminal sedation''', another name for [[Palliative sedation]], the practice of inducing unconsciousness in a terminally ill person for the remainder of the person's life
+* [[Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase]], a specialized [[DNA polymerase]]
-*Terminal flower and [[Inflorescence#Terminal flower|inflorescence]], in botany
+* Terminal sedation, another name for [[palliative sedation]], the practice of inducing unconsciousness in a terminally ill person for the remainder of the person's life
-*[[Potsdam Conference]], code-named “Terminal”, the last Allied meeting of World War II
+* [[Glossary of botanical terms#terminal |Terminal]], relating to the location of a flower or other feature in botany
-*[[Suffix]], in grammar
+* [[Potsdam Conference]], code-named “Terminal”, the last Allied meeting of World War II
+* [[Suffix]], in grammar
 ==See also==
 *{{in title}}
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+* [[Termination (disambiguation)]] <!---- Intentional disambiguation linking per [[WP:MOSDAB]], [[WP:INTDABLINK]], to remove false positives from lists of links needing repair. ---->
-*[[Terminator (disambiguation)]] <!---- Intentional disambiguation linking per [[WP:MOSDAB]], [[WP:INTDABLINK]], to remove false positives from lists of links needing repair. ---->
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-*[[Terminus (disambiguation)]] <!---- Intentional disambiguation linking per [[WP:MOSDAB]], [[WP:INTDABLINK]], to remove false positives from lists of links needing repair. ---->
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-*[[Termini (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Termini (disambiguation)]]
-*[[Terminate (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Terminate (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambiguation}}