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Taxonomy vs Macolyte - What's the difference?

taxonomy | macolyte |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and macolyte

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while macolyte is (slang|derogatory) follower of the cult of personality of steve jobs, or his management style.

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

    macolyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, derogatory) follower of the cult of personality of Steve Jobs, or his management style
  • (slang, derogatory) fanatical consumer of Apple corporation consumer products (such as iPhones and iPads)
  • (slang, derogatory) fanatically devoted user of Macintosh computers, instead of IBM/Intel/Microsoft derived PCs

    • See also

    * Jobsian * reality distortion field