# ANSI/IEEE terminal connection symbol

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/ansi-terminal
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-14
Lookup label: Terminal
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEEE / ANSI, Manufacturer

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEEE / ANSI
Form: Autodesk IEEE-oriented Terminals functional form
Autodesk explicitly publishes this block under IEEE Symbol Preview. The counterpart is the matching functional concept; no equivalence of every detailed standard graphic is asserted.
Related representation: [Terminal connection](https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/terminal)

IEEE-oriented graphical reference for terminal connection, with public vendor evidence and drawing-reading notes.

## What it represents

The round terminal form identifies a connection point in the vendor's IEEE-oriented library. Terminal identity and wire-number conventions tell the reader whether it is a physical terminal, a diagram connection reference or another declared interface.
This is a convention-specific lookup based on the publisher's IEEE-labelled preview. The geometry here is independently drawn to explain the connection or operation; it is not a certified reproduction of the standard graphic.

## How to read it

- Use the terminal plan to resolve physical position.
- Read the selected library and the project legend together. A vendor block identifier is meaningful within its named library and is not a universal standard-symbol code.

## Information to show or reference

- State terminal identifier
- Show connected conductors
- Reference terminal-strip plan

## Important distinction

A terminal mark is different from a wire-junction dot when the drawing assigns it a physical connection identity.

## Facts

- Convention evidence: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Terminals
- Public vendor block name: HT0_02 (Autodesk identifier; not an IEEE symbol number)
- Standards context: IEEE/ANSI 315-1975 covers diagram graphics. IEEE lists this edition as Inactive-Reserved.
- Artwork scope: Original functional illustration; exact standard glyph and compliance are not certified

## Public references

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Terminals](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7C566B17-0C91-47F1-AD86-73893490622C.htm) — Autodesk. Exact public IEEE-oriented category page verifying the component name and vendor block identifier.
- [IEEE/ANSI 315-1975: graphic symbols for electrical and electronics diagrams](https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/315/515/) — IEEE Standards Association. Graphic-symbol standards context and official status; not a source of reproduced artwork.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.