terminerings

Terminering is a term used in Swedish to denote the act or process of ending something, as well as the device or point that ends a signal path. The concept appears across disciplines, from law and engineering to information technology, and the word is commonly used in both general and technical contexts. Etymologically, it derives from the Latin terminus via French terminer and was adapted into Swedish as terminering.

In law and organizational contexts, termination refers to ending an agreement, contract, or relationship before the scheduled end date. Typical elements include notice requirements, grounds for termination (such as breach, non-performance, or insolvency), and the consequences, which may include the discharge of obligations, liability for breaches, and post-termination duties like confidentiality or non-compete clauses.

In engineering and electronics, termination refers to the installation of a termination device, typically a resistor, at the end of a transmission line to prevent reflections and maintain signal integrity. Common cases occur in coaxial and twisted‑pair networks, high-frequency circuits, and audio or video lines. Termination can be implemented as parallel (shunt) or series, depending on the impedance and the transmission environment.

In information technology and networking, termination describes the ending of a communication session or the closing of a network connection. Examples include TLS termination, where encryption is handled at a gateway or load balancer rather than on backend servers, and session termination in various protocol stacks. Termination points are essential for ensuring proper signaling, security, and resource management.

See also: termination (general), signal integrity, contract law, network security.