What does terminology mean?

Definitions for terminology
ˌtɜr məˈnɒl ə dʒiter·mi·nol·o·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terminology, nomenclature, languagenoun

    a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

    "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

Wiktionary

  1. terminologynoun

    The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.

  2. terminologynoun

    The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.

  3. Etymology: From terminus + -ology, from -o- + -logy, from -λογία

Wikipedia

  1. Terminology

    Terminology is a general word for the group of specialized words or meanings relating to a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use, this also known as terminology science. Terms are words and compound words or multi-word expressions that in specific contexts are given specific meanings—these may deviate from the meanings the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. Terminology is a discipline that studies, among other things, the development of such terms and their interrelationships within a specialized domain. Terminology differs from lexicography, as it involves the study of concepts, conceptual systems and their labels (terms), whereas lexicography studies words and their meanings. Terminology is a discipline that systematically studies the "labelling or designating of concepts" particular to one or more subject fields or domains of human activity. It does this through the research and analysis of terms in context for the purpose of documenting and promoting consistent usage. Terminology can be limited to one or more languages (for example, "multilingual terminology" and "bilingual terminology"), or may have an interdisciplinarity focus on the use of terms in different fields.

ChatGPT

  1. terminology

    Terminology refers to a set of specialized words, phrases, or expressions used in particular field, industry, profession or group. These terms have specific meanings in that particular context, differentiating them from common language or general usage. Terminology often helps create precise and succinct communication within the field it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Terminologynoun

    the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms

  2. Terminologynoun

    the terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Terminology

    Work consisting of lists of the technical terms or expressions used in a specific field. These lists may or may not be formally adopted or sanctioned by usage.

Entomology

  1. Terminology

    the technical nomenclature of any science.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terminology in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terminology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of terminology in a Sentence

  1. Benedict Cumberbatch:

    I’m devastated to have caused offence by using this outmoded terminology, i offer my sincere apologies. I make no excuse for my being an idiot and know the damage is done.

  2. Kevin McAleenan:

    I think the words matter a lot, if you alienate half of your audience by your use of terminology, it's going to hamper your ability to ever win an argument.

  3. David Kennedy:

    Zoom doesn't seem to be very clear on what they record, what they don't record, there's a lot of things that Zoom is doing that is particularly alarming and concerning, because they're not using the right language and terminology.

  4. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

    Does a 'beefsteak' derive it's terminology name from the habit of complaining too often?

  5. Maria Van Kerkhove:

    We're not calling this Deltacron, that's not terminology that we are using.

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