terminology
terminologies
Terminology is vocabulary associated with a certain field of study, profession, or activity. Knowing the terminology is an important part of being able to work in a given profession.
When your nuclear physicists friends start talking shop and it suddenly sounds like they are speaking a different language, they are probably using nuclear physics terminology. Education terminology includes "rubric," "lesson plan," "pop quiz," "term paper," "student engagement." Medical terminology includes "blood work," "CVC," "scalpel," "set." Lawyers sometimes use legal terminology such "forthwith," "heretofore" and "the part of the first part" to intimidate people they might want to threaten to sue. It works.
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a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline“legal terminology”
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synonyms:
language, nomenclature
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types:
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markup language
a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document
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toponomy, toponymy
the nomenclature of regional anatomy
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SGML, standard generalized markup language
(computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted
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HTML, hypertext mark-up language, hypertext markup language
a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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type of:
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word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Vocabulary lists containing terminology
Eighth-grader Kevin can't help telling lies but when the lies pile up and get him into big trouble, he has to find a way to make things right — and end his lying streak.
Students at Branton Middle School begin communicating with each other by means of sticky notes — but soon, kids are using words as weapons.
Bunny and Nasir's friendship is tested after Bunny receives an athletic scholarship to a new school.
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