Terminal (also called the console) has different meanings:
- A computer terminal is just a keyboard and a screen that are connected to the computer through the network, over a modem, or directly. Your keyboard and monitor form a terminal that is directly attached to the computer.
More often, in Linux a terminal is a Shell, CommandLine interface or Bash (a text terminal , as opposed to a graphical (or GUI) terminal display (XWindow).
Gnome terminal a terminal for Gnome environment .
konsole a terminal for KDE.