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Taxonomy vs Wireless - What's the difference?

taxonomy | wireless |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and wireless

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while wireless is (label) the medium of radio communication.

As an adjective wireless is

not having any wires.

As a verb wireless is

to send a message by wireless (by radio).

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

    wireless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not having any wires.
  • Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

    • Synonyms

    * cordless

    Antonyms

    * wired

    Noun

    (wikipedia wireless) (wirelesses)
  • (label) The medium of radio communication.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild
    • , title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=3 , passage=It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless . And results are all that concern me. […]”}}
  • (label) A radio set.
  • (label) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

    • Derived terms

    * wireless operator

    Verb

  • To send a message by wireless (by radio)
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