As nouns the difference between taxonomy and splitter
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while splitter is splinter.
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
splitter
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A person or a thing that splits.
(colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
In baseball, a splitfinger fastball (a type of pitch).
(graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
Derived terms
* splitter bus
Synonyms
* (GUI) sash
Antonyms
* (one who prefers to split categories) lumper
