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Taxonomy vs Autocorrect - What's the difference?

taxonomy | autocorrect |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb autocorrect is

to make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia 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

    autocorrect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically
    • 2006 Joseph Reinhardt and Josien Pluim, "Medical imaging 2006", Part 3:
  • :: In [16], motion-free MR brain (Figure 2a) image was corrupted with motion artifacts and the resulting image (Figure 2b) was autocorrected to fix the motion artifacts.
    • 2011 Jeff Allen, Get Laid Or Die Trying: The Field Reports , page 212:
  • :: But the good news is that it autocorrects all of your subcommunications.
    • 2012 Margaret Mallet, The Primary English Encyclopedia , page 26:
  • :: The computer usually defaults to autocorrecting certain spellings and capitalising first words of sentences.