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Nomenclature vs Argot - What's the difference?

nomenclature | argot |

As nouns the difference between nomenclature and argot

is that nomenclature is a name while argot is a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

nomenclature

Noun

  • (obsolete) A name.
  • A set of names or terms.
  • A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
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  • It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.

    Synonyms

    * terminology

    Derived terms

    * zoological nomenclature

    See also

    * taxonomy

    argot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.
  • The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

    Synonyms

    * (secret language) cant, jargon, slang * (specialized vocabulary) jargon

    Anagrams

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