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Taxonomy vs Overstrike - What's the difference?

taxonomy | overstrike |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and overstrike

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while overstrike is (numismatics) a coin that has been overstruck, ie coined more than once.

As a verb overstrike is

(obsolete|reflexive) to overreach oneself while striking.

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

    overstrike

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete, reflexive) To overreach oneself while striking.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.11:
  • *:For as he in his rage him overstrooke , / He, ere he could his weapon backe repaire, / His side all bare and naked overtooke, / And with his mortal steel quite through the body strooke.
  • To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).
  • To strike (something) too hard.

    • Noun

  • (numismatics) A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.
  • (typography) The printing of one character over another, as -'' on top of ''L'' to produce ''? .
  • (computing, uncountable) overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)

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