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Typology vs Typography - What's the difference?

typology | typography |

As nouns the difference between typology and typography

is that typology is the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics while typography is the art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

typology

English

(wikipedia typology)

Noun

(typologies)
  • the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics
  • (archaeology) the result of the classification of things according to their characteristics
  • (linguistics) classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to historical families like romance languages)

    • Derived terms

    * typological * typologist * linguistic typology * morphological typology

    Related terms

    * type * typification

    See also

    * taxonomy * value domain

    typography

    English

    (wikipedia typography)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
  • The practice or process of printing with type.
  • The appearance and style of typeset matter.

    • Derived terms

    * typographer * typographic * typographical

    Related terms

    * typesetting

    See also

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