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Terminology vs Naming - What's the difference?

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Terminology is a related term of naming.


As nouns the difference between terminology and naming

is that terminology is the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms while naming is a ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person.

As an adjective naming is

associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing.

As a verb naming is

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terminology

English

(wikipedia terminology) (Webster 1913)

Noun

(terminologies)
  • The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.
  • The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.
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    Synonyms

    * nomenclature, vocabulary, language, wording, phraseology, jargon, lingo, -ese

    Derived terms

    * terminological * terminologically * terminologist

    Related terms

    * argot * jargon * terminism * terminist

    External links

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    naming

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person.
  • The process of giving names to things.
  • The act of announcing the name of a person, organization etc.
    • The newspaper has a policy against naming its sources.

    Verb

    (head)