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Taxonomy vs Knapsack - What's the difference?

taxonomy | knapsack |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and knapsack

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while knapsack is (us) a case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.

As a verb knapsack is

to go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer).

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

    knapsack

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
  • (cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

    • Synonyms

    * rucksack * backpack

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer.)
    • My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.

    Synonyms

    * backpack

    See also

    * backpacking * camping * hiking