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Taxonomy vs Vulnerability - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and vulnerability

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while vulnerability is (uncountable) susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

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

    vulnerability

    English

    (wikipedia vulnerability)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
    • The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.
  • (countable) a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
  • (computing) a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security

    • Related terms

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    Antonyms

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