Electric machine, comprising: - a first active part, - a second active part, wherein the second active part is able to be moved in the direction of movement relative to the first active part, wherein - the first active part comprises at least one first active part segment and at least one second active part segment, wherein - the first active part has at least one winding, which comprises a first winding section and a second winding section, wherein - the first active part segment has slots in which the first winding section is arranged and the second active part segment has slots in which the second winding section is arranged, - the first winding section has a first terminal element, which is arranged on a first end face of the first active part segment, wherein - the second winding section has a second terminal element, which is arranged on a second end face of the second active part segment, wherein - the first end face of the first active part segment and the second end face of the second active part segment are arranged such that they adjoin one another and are in parallel with one another in the direction of movement of the second active part, wherein - the first terminal element and the second terminal element are arranged next to one another, wherein - the first and the second terminal element are connected, wherein - the first terminal element and the second terminal element are arranged next to one another in the direction of movement of the second active part or the first terminal element and the second terminal element are arranged next to one another in the direction of movement of the second active part perpendicular to the direction of movement of the second active part, characterised in that - the at least one winding comprises a plurality of windings (36, 42), which have a plurality of partial conductors (38, 44), wherein - in a segment transition region, the windings are exposed with their partial conductors of the first terminal element and the second terminal element, wherein - the windings of the first terminal element and the windings of the second terminal element are arranged next to one another on an alternating basis in the direction of movement of the second active part or the windings of the first terminal element and the windings of the second terminal element are arranged next to one another in the direction of movement of the second active part perpendicular to the direction of movement of the second active part. - a first active part, - a second active part, wherein the second active part is able to be moved in the direction of movement relative to the first active part, wherein - the first active part comprises at least one first active part segment and at least one second active part segment, wherein - the first active part has at least one winding, which comprises a first winding section and a second winding section, wherein - the first active part segment has slots in which the first winding section is arranged and the second active part segment has slots in which the second winding section is arranged, - the first winding section has a first terminal element, which is arranged on a first end face of the first active part segment, wherein - the second winding section has a second terminal element, which is arranged on a second end face of the second active part segment, wherein - the first end face of the first active part segment and the second end face of the second active part segment are arranged such that they adjoin one another and are in parallel with one another in the direction of movement of the second active part, wherein - the first terminal element and the second terminal element are arranged next to one another, wherein - the first and the second terminal element are connected, wherein - the first terminal element and the second terminal element are arranged next to one another in the direction of movement of the second active part or the first terminal element and the second terminal element are arranged next to one another in the direction of movement of the second active part perpendicular to the direction of movement of the second active part, - the at least one winding comprises a plurality of windings (36, 42), which have a plurality of partial conductors (38, 44), wherein - in a segment transition region, the windings are exposed with their partial conductors of the first terminal element and the second terminal element, wherein - the windings of the first terminal element and the windings of the second terminal element are arranged next to one another on an alternating basis in the direction of movement of the second active part or the windings of the first terminal element and the windings of the second terminal element are arranged next to one another in the direction of movement of the second active part perpendicular to the direction of movement of the second active part.