term (noun)

a word or expression used for some particular thing

"he learned many medical terms"

term (noun)

a limited period of time

"a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

condition, term (noun)

(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

"the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"

term (noun)

any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial

"the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"

term (noun)

one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

"the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

term, full term (noun)

the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

"a healthy baby born at full term"

terminus, terminal figure, term (verb)

(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

term (verb)

name formally or designate with a term

term (Noun)

limitation, restriction or regulation.

term (Noun)

word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.

term (Noun)

Relations among people.

term (Noun)

part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.

term (Noun)

any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.

term (Noun)

duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.

term (Noun)

a terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal

term (Noun)

the maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force

term (Noun)

an essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart

term (Verb)

To phrase a certain way, especially with an unusual wording.

term (Noun)

a menstrual period.

Term

A term is a period of duration, time or occurrence, in relation to an event. To differentiate an interval or duration, common phrases are used to distinguish the observance of length are near-term or short-term, medium-term or mid-term and long-term. It is also used as part of a calendar year, especially one of the three parts of an academic term and working year in the United Kingdom; Michaelmas term, Lent term or Easter term, the equivalent to the American semester. In America there is a midterm election held in the middle of the four-year presidential term, there are also academic midterm exams. In economics, it is the period required for economic agents to reallocate resources, and generally reestablish equilibrium. The actual length of this period, usually numbered in years or decades, varies widely depending on circumstantial context. During the long term, all factors are variable. In finance or financial operations of borrowing and investing, what is considered long-term is usually above 3 years, with medium-term usually between 1 and 3 years and short-term usually under 1 year.