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<h2 id="types-of-terminals">Types of terminals</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electrical_connector/rJh0cHs6">Connectors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Line_splice/0szz8QCU">Line splices</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Terminal_strip/b8wuFuKv">Terminal strip</a>, also known as a tag board or tag strip</li> <li><a href="/facts/Solder_cup/fod6dLHD">Solder cups</a> or buckets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wire_wrap/MwwjB67E">Wire wrap</a> connections (wire to board)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrical_connector/rJh0cHs6">Crimp terminals</a> (ring, spade, fork, bullet, blade)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Turret_board/Kjru4s2E">Turret terminals</a> for surface-mount circuits</li> <li><a href="/facts/Crocodile_clip/ya6QfJ3L">Crocodile clips</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Screw_terminal/C0MnmsDL">Screw terminals</a> and <a href="/facts/Screw_terminal/C0MnmsDL">terminal blocks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wire_nut/sWu8o3pg">Wire nuts</a>, a type of twist-on wire connector</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lead_(electronics)/nW8ICkYs">Leads</a> on electronic components</li> <li><a href="/facts/Battery_terminal/jK1a3VMR">Battery terminals</a>, often using screws or springs</li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrical_polarity/fGRB4SGP">Electrical polarity</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electrical_connector/rJh0cHs6">Electrical connector</a> – many terminals fall under this category</li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrical_termination/MatLrePo">Electrical termination</a> – a method of signal conditioning</li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Electrical connection terminals. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Davis, Larry (4 January 2012). "Definitions of Technical Terms - 'T' to 'Ter'". Electronic Engineering Dictionary. Retrieved 1 July 2019. <a href="http://www.interfacebus.com/Glossary-of-Terms_T.html" target="_blank">http://www.interfacebus.com/Glossary-of-Terms_T.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Connectors - Technologies and Trends (PDF). ZVEI - German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association. August 2016. p. 51. <a href="https://www.zvei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Presse_und_Medien/Publikationen/2016/November/Connectors_Technologies-and-Trends_engl/2016-11_Imagebroschuere_Steckverbinder_engl.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.zvei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Presse_und_Medien/Publikationen/2016/November/Connectors_Technologies-and-Trends_engl/2016-11_Imagebroschuere_Steckverbinder_engl.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Barach, John. "Terminal definition by Babylon's free dictionary". Babylon NG. terminal n 2. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. <a href="https://dictionary.babylon-software.com/terminal/" target="_blank">https://dictionary.babylon-software.com/terminal/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Circuit Symbols for Wires, Cables, Switches, Connectors". Electronics Notes. Retrieved 1 July 2019. <a href="https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/analogue_circuits/circuits-symbols-diagrams/wires-switches-connectors.php" target="_blank">https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/analogue_circuits/circuits-symbols-diagrams/wires-switches-connectors.php</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Electronics Symbols Handbook (PDF). Cleveland Institute of Electronics. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2019. <a href="https://www.cie-wc.edu/Electronics_Symbols_Handbook_CIE.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cie-wc.edu/Electronics_Symbols_Handbook_CIE.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"An introduction to redox equilibria". Chemguide. Retrieved 4 July 2019. <a href="http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/redoxeqia/introduction.html#top" target="_blank">http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/redoxeqia/introduction.html#top</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>