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Taxonomy vs Hackery - What's the difference?

taxonomy | hackery |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hackery

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hackery is (obsolete) a two-wheeled cart used in asia or hackery can be (slang|chiefly|pejorative) advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.

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

    hackery

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (hackeries)
  • (obsolete) A two-wheeled cart used in Asia.

    • Etymology 2

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    Noun

  • (slang, chiefly, pejorative) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.
  • (slang, computing) The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
  • * 2012 , Seymour Bosworth, ?M. E. Kabay, ?Eric Whyne, Computer Security Handbook (page 57)
    • All without any of the subterfuge and hackery required to do it with Java.