Definitions for: Terminology


[n] a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ter`mi*nol"o*gy, n. [L. terminus term + -logy: cf.
F. terminologie.]
1. The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations;
a treatise on terms.

2. The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or
the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the
terminology of chemistry.

The barbarous effect produced by a German structure
of sentence, and a terminology altogether new. --De
Quincey.

Synonyms: language, nomenclature

See Also: markup language, word

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