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 terminal display (X Window):
xterm a terminal for the X Window System
gnome-terminal a terminal for GNOME desktop environment
konsole a terminal for KDE
xfce4-terminal a terminal for Xfce
eterm a terminal for Enlightenment