Spring-loaded terminal for connecting an electrical conductor , in particular a stranded wire, said terminal comprising: - a housing which has a receptacle for the electrical conductor ; - a busbar for making contact with the electrical conductor ; - a clamping spring comprising a clamping leg which can be transferred between a release position for inserting the electrical conductor into the housing , and a clamping position for clamping the electrical conductor in contact with the busbar ; - a triggering and retaining spring comprising a triggering portion for transferring the clamping leg from the release position into the clamping position, and comprising a retaining portion for retaining the clamping leg in the release position; - a latching device comprising a first latching element on the retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring , and comprising a second latching element on the clamping spring , wherein the clamping leg is arranged in the release position when the first and the second latching element are in the latched state, and is arranged in the clamping position when the first and the second latching element are in the unlatched state; wherein the second latching element is provided on a back side of the clamping leg of the clamping spring , which back side faces away from the receptacle for the electrical conductor , wherein the second latching element has at least one latching wing which protrudes from a longitudinal edge of the clamping leg of the clamping spring , wherein the first latching element has at least one latching lug on the retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring , which latching lug, in the release position, is arranged on the back side of the clamping leg that faces away from the receptacle for the electrical conductor , wherein the retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring is planar and the at least one latching lug is formed by means of a narrow region of the planar retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring . - a housing which has a receptacle for the electrical conductor ; - a busbar for making contact with the electrical conductor ; - a clamping spring comprising a clamping leg which can be transferred between a release position for inserting the electrical conductor into the housing , and a clamping position for clamping the electrical conductor in contact with the busbar ; - a triggering and retaining spring comprising a triggering portion for transferring the clamping leg from the release position into the clamping position, and comprising a retaining portion for retaining the clamping leg in the release position; - a latching device comprising a first latching element on the retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring , and comprising a second latching element on the clamping spring , wherein the clamping leg is arranged in the release position when the first and the second latching element are in the latched state, and is arranged in the clamping position when the first and the second latching element are in the unlatched state; wherein the second latching element is provided on a back side of the clamping leg of the clamping spring , which back side faces away from the receptacle for the electrical conductor , wherein the second latching element has at least one latching wing which protrudes from a longitudinal edge of the clamping leg of the clamping spring , wherein the first latching element has at least one latching lug on the retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring , which latching lug, in the release position, is arranged on the back side of the clamping leg that faces away from the receptacle for the electrical conductor , wherein the retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring is planar and the at least one latching lug is formed by means of a narrow region of the planar retaining portion of the triggering and retaining spring . <EOS>