What is tcp/ip connection termination?

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Also see: What is tcp/ip connection establishment?

Wiki link to TCP - Transmission Control Protocol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol

After the tranmission of data has completed, a TCP/IP connection is terminated, this happens in a four-way TCP-handshake. See below:

Each side client or the server is capable of terminating the connection independently.