# 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" (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