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Taxonomy vs Cruft - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cruft |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cruft

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cruft is (computing|informal) anything old or of inferior quality.

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

    cruft

    English

    (wikipedia cruft)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing, informal) Anything old or of inferior quality.
  • (computing, informal) Redundant, old or improperly written code, especially that which accumulates over time; clutter.

    • Derived terms

    * crufting * crufty * cruftware English terms with unknown etymologies