The terminal is one of the most powerful applications included in macOS. Through it, you can learn about and control almost every aspect of macOS on a deep level. Terminal is based on UNIX, and many of the commands you can do on macOS also apply to Linux OS, and recently Microsoft has incorporated the UNIX shell in Windows 10, which makes learning the terminal a crucial aspect of learning how computers work. Terminal is an app just like any other, so you can launch it any way you like. [[UNIX Terminal For Noobs]]