Closure

Closure may refer to:

Conceptual

Psychology

• Closure (psychology), the state of experiencing an emotional conclusion to a difficult life event
• Law of closure (Gestalt psychology), the perception of objects as complete rather than focusing on the gaps that the object might contain

Computer science

• Closure (computer programming), an abstraction binding a function to its scope
• Relational database model: Set-theoretic formulation and Armstrong's axioms for its use in database theory

Mathematics

• Closure (mathematics), the result of applying a closure operator
• Closure (topology), for a set, the smallest closed set containing that set

Philosophy

• Epistemic closure, a principle in epistemology
• Deductive closure, a principle in logic
• Cognitive closure, a principle in philosophy of mind
• Closure: A Short History of Everything, a philosophical book by Hilary Lawson

Sociology

• Closure (sociology)
• Closure, a concept in the social construction of technology

Physical objects

• Closure (container) used to seal a bottle, jug, jar, can, or other container
  • Closure (wine bottle), a stopper
• Hook-and-eye closure

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

• Straightheads, a 2007 British thriller film, US release title Closure
• "Closure" (8 Simple Rules episode), a 2005 television episode
• "Closure" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a 2015 television episode
• "Closure" (Casualty), a 1986 television episode
• "Closure", a two-part episode, split between seasons 1 and 2 of Law and Order: SVU
• "Closure" (Raines), a 2007 television episode
• "Closure" (Shrinking), a 2023 television episode
• "Closure" (Tru Calling), a 2004 television episode
• "Closure" (The X-Files), a 2000 television episode

Music

• Closure (band), Canadian rock band
• Closure (video), a 1997 Nine Inch Nails video set

Albums and EPs

• Closure (Attila album), 2021 album by Attila
• Closure (Closure album), 2003 album by Closure
• Closure, 2004 EP by Everclear
• Closure (Integrity album), 2001 album by Integrity
• Closure (Spahn Ranch album), 2001
• Closure: Live, 2001 live album by Theatre of Tragedy

Songs

• "Closure", by Aly & AJ from Insomniatic, 2007
• "Closure", by Asking Alexandria from Reckless & Relentless, 2011
• "Closure", by Botch from The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion, 1997
• "Closure" (Cadet song), single by Cadet, 2017
• "Closure" (Chevelle song), by Chevelle from Wonder What's Next, 2002
• "Closure", by Chris Brown featuring H.E.R. from Breezy, 2022
• "Closure", by Divine Heresy from Bleed the Fifth, 2007
• "Closure", by Gabrielle from Always, 2007
• "Closure", single by Hayley Warner, 2015
• "Closure", by Hood from Outside Closer, 2005
• "Closure", by I Prevail from True Power, 2022
• "Closure", by Jack & Jack, 2018
• "Closure", by Maroon 5 from Red Pill Blues, 2017
• "Closure", by Opeth from Damnation, 2003
• "Closure", by PUP from Morbid Stuff, 2019
• "Closure" (Scarlett Belle song), single by Scarlett Belle, 2010
• "Closure", by Sonic Syndicate from Confessions, 2016
• "Closure", by The Story So Far from Under Soil and Dirt, 2011
• "Closure", by Taylor Swift from Evermore, 2020

Other arts and entertainment

• Closure (video game), a 2012 puzzle game
• Closure: A Short History of Everything, a philosophical book by Hilary Lawson
• Poetic closure, the sense of conclusion given at the end of a poem

Other uses

• Closure or cloture, a motion in parliamentary procedure to bring debate to a quick end
• Closure (business), the process by which an organization ceases operations
• Closure (atmospheric science), a type of experiment in aerosol and cloud studies
• Google Closure Tools, a set of tools for web development

See also

• "C7osure (You Like)", a 2019 song by Lil Nas X
• Clozure, an implementation of Common Lisp
• Clojure, a dialect of Lisp symbiotic with the Java platform