Termination

Termination may refer to:

Science

• Termination, in geomorphology, Quaternary geology and paleoclimatology, the period of time of relatively rapid change from cold, glacial conditions to warm interglacial condition.
• Termination factor, in genetics, part of the process of transcribing RNA
• Termination type, in lithic reduction, a characteristic indicating the manner in which the distal end of a lithic flake detaches from a core
• Chain termination, in chemistry, a chemical reaction which halts polymerization
• Termination shock, in solar studies, a feature of the heliosphere
• Terminating computation, in computer science
  • Termination analysis, a form of program analysis in computer science
  • Termination proof, a mathematical proof concerning the termination of a program
  • Termination (term rewriting), in particular for term rewriting systems

Technology

• Electrical termination, ending a wire or cable properly to prevent interference
• Termination of wires to a
  • Crimp connection
  • Electrical connector
  • Solder joint
• Call termination, the handing off of calls from one telephone company to another

Other

• Termination (album), by Japanese band 9mm Parabellum Bullet
• Termination of employment, the end of an employee's duration with an employer
• Indian termination policy, U.S. government policy affecting status of Native Americans, implemented in 1953
• Terminate with extreme prejudice, a euphemism for assassination
• Abortion, as the termination of a pregnancy
• "Termination", a song by Iron Butterfly on their 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
• Dismissal (employment), the termination of employment at a company

See also

• Terminate
• Terminator
• Terminal
• Terminus