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As a noun typology

is the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.

typology

Noun

(typologies)
  • the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics
  • (archaeology) the result of the classification of things according to their characteristics
  • (linguistics) classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to historical families like romance languages)
  • Derived terms

    * typological * typologist * linguistic typology * morphological typology

    See also

    * taxonomy * value domain

    typ

    English

    ===(en)=== (en-abbr)
  • (engineering drawings) typical: used to label a feature that is to be interpreted as exactly the same as nearby comparable features.
  • Four equally spaced bolt holes on a bolt circle can be dimensioned at one hole with the notation (TYP) following it.

    Usage notes

    * TYP'' is deprecated in current standards (such as ASME Y14.5 2009) in favor of specifying a number of places, such as ''4X .