termination vs closure

closure vs termination

termination and closure both are nouns.

termination is not a verb while closure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
termination	Yes	No	No	No
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, closure is a hyponym of termination; that is, closure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than termination:

termination: the act of ending something
closure: termination of operations

Other hyponyms of termination include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, destruction, devastation, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, shutdown, extinction, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.

termination (noun)	closure (noun)
the act of ending something	termination of operations
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)	the act of blocking
something that results	approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
a place where something ends or is complete	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a coming to an end of a contract period	a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
	something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
	a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

termination (verb)	closure (verb)
	terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between termination and closure

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