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Taxonomy vs Overwatch - What's the difference?

taxonomy | overwatch |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and overwatch

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while overwatch is (military) the supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

As a verb overwatch is

to watch over.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    overwatch

    Verb

  • To watch over.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
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  • , passage=At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions. }}