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Taxonomy vs Trailer - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and trailer

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while trailer is trailer (vehicle).

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

    trailer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who or something that trails.
  • Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
    • the trailer of a plant
  • An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
    • At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer .
  • * 1980' April, Greg Stone, ''Utility hauling? Do it with your boat '''trailer'' , '' , page 104,
    • My trailer' is a Highlander T-14 8G, one of the smallest ' trailers . I normally use it for carrying a pair of Sunfish sailboats that are much lighter than its 800-pound weight limit.
  • * 2004', Mike Byrnes & Associates, ''Bumper to Bumper: The Complete Guide to Tractor-'''Trailer Operations , page 310,
    • Or you can slide the trailer'?s tandem forward toward the tractor. This changes the kingpin weight because you changed the “A” dimension of the ' trailer along with its wheel-base.
  • * 2009 , Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine , page 122,
    • There is also a strong preference to avoid the cave effect associated with the front of most horse trailers' and a strong desire to face the large opening between the top of the rear doors and the roof of the ' trailer .
  • (US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
    • We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
  • (US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
    • The young couple?s first home was in a trailer.
  • (chiefly, US, media) A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
    • The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
  • A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
  • (computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card .
    • ''The linked list terminates with a trailer record.
  • (networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
    • The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.

    Usage notes

    * In Australia and the UK, use of trailer in the sense of “preview of a film” is gaining currency over the synonym preview, due to US influence.

    Synonyms

    * * camper (US), camper van, caravan (UK), mobile home * (prefabricated home that could be towed but typically is not) mobile home * (preview of a film) preview, teaser * sentinel

    Antonyms

    * header

    Derived terms

    * horse trailer * tractor-trailer * trailer card (computing) * trailer park * trailer sailer * trailer tent * trailer trash

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
    • The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.

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