Terminal vs Shell

Terminal

The terminal is the application that houses the shell.

Examples:

• 🪟 Windows: Microsoft Terminal
• 🐧 Linux: Terminator
• 🍏 OS X: iTerm 2

Shell

The shell is the application with the prompt for commands to be entered.

Examples:

• dash: /bin/sh
• bash: /bin/bash
• zsh
• Powershell