Term

Term may refer to:

• Terminology, or term, a noun or compound word used in a specific context, in particular:
  • Technical term, part of the specialized vocabulary of a particular field, specifically:
    • Scientific terminology, terms used by scientists

Law

• Contractual term, a legally binding provision
  • Payment (or credit) terms, a part of an invoice; when you'll have to pay and what discount you'll get by paying early. Like "2/10 net 30".

Lengths of time

• Term (time), a fixed period of time
  • Academic term, a division of the academic year in which classes are held. For English-speaking university academic terms, see:
    • Easter term
    • Hilary term
    • Lent term
    • Michaelmas term
    • Summer term
    • Trinity term
  • Term of office, the length of time a person serves in a particular office
  • Term of patent, the maximum period during which a patent can be maintained in force
  • Term of a pregnancy
  • Prison sentence, or term, a time served in a prison

Mathematics and physics

• Term (logic), a component of a logical or mathematical expression (not to be confused with term logic, or Aristotelian logic)
  • Ground term, a term with no variables
• Addend, or term, an operand to the addition operator
  • Term of a summation, a polynomial, or a series, a special case of a summand
• Term algebra, a freely generated algebraic structure
• Term logic, an approach to logic that began with Aristotle and that was dominant until the advent of modern predicate logic
• Term symbol, a concept in quantum mechanics

Other uses

• Term (architecture) or terminal form, a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillar-like form
• Term (computers) or terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal
• Term, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
• Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring, or TERM, the vigilance and monitoring wing of the Indian Department of Telecommunications

See also

• Maxterms and minterms, in Boolean algebra
• Terme (disambiguation)
• Termeh, a type of textile
• Tern (disambiguation)