terminasjon

Terminasjon is the act or process of bringing something to an end. In general usage, the term denotes cessation, conclusion, or the end point of a period, activity, or state. It is used across many fields to describe how and when something ends. The word derives from Latin terminatio and is cognate with the English word termination. In Norwegian and other Scandinavian languages, the related form is used in similar contexts to describe end points in legal, technical, and scientific domains.

In law and employment, termination refers to ending a contract, lease, or employment relationship. Procedures typically involve notices, grounds for termination, and compensation or severance. Termination can be voluntary or involuntary and may be governed by laws, regulations, or contractual terms. In project management and operations, terminations can occur upon project completion, objective achievement, or due to project failure.

In technology and engineering, termination often describes the end point of a transmission line or circuit, where a load or resistor is used to prevent signal reflections. In computing, termination can mean the end of a process or program, or the point at which a network connects to a device. In telecommunications, line termination refers to the interface that ends a network segment at a device or equipment.

In biology, transcription termination is the process by which RNA polymerase stops synthesizing RNA. Translation termination occurs at stop codons, aided by release factors to release the newly formed polypeptide. Termination concepts also appear in other sciences to denote the end of a reaction, observation, or experiment.

Because its meaning varies by domain, the precise interpretation of termination is typically defined by context.