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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Medieval Latin terminus term, [[expression]] (from [[Latin]], limit) + [[English]] -o- + -logy | | Medieval Latin terminus term, [[expression]] (from [[Latin]], limit) + [[English]] -o- + -logy |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1801] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1801] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Language]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Language '''''this link'''''].</center> | | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Language]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Language '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Terminology''' is the [[study]] of terms and their use. Terms are [[words]] and compound words that are used in specific [[contexts]]. Not to be [[confused]] with "terms" in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquialism colloquial] usages, the shortened form of technical terms (or terms of art) which are defined within a [[discipline]] or speciality field. The [[discipline]] Terminology studies among other things how such terms of art come to be and their interrelationships within a [[culture]]. | + | '''Terminology''' is the [[study]] of terms and their use. Terms are [[words]] and compound words that are used in specific [[contexts]]. Not to be [[confused]] with "terms" in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquialism colloquial] usages, the shortened form of technical terms (or terms of art) which are defined within a [[discipline]] or speciality field. The [[discipline]] Terminology studies among other things how such terms of art come to be and their interrelationships within a [[culture]]. |
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| Terminology therefore denotes a more [[formal]] [[discipline]] which systematically studies the labelling or designating of [[concepts]] particular to one or more subject fields or domains of [[human]] [[activity]], through [[research]] and [[analysis]] of terms in [[context]], for the [[purpose]] of documenting and promoting correct usage. This [[study]] can be limited to one [[language]] or can cover more than one [[language]] at the same time (multilingual terminology, bilingual terminology, and so forth) or may [[focus]] on studies of terms across fields. | | Terminology therefore denotes a more [[formal]] [[discipline]] which systematically studies the labelling or designating of [[concepts]] particular to one or more subject fields or domains of [[human]] [[activity]], through [[research]] and [[analysis]] of terms in [[context]], for the [[purpose]] of documenting and promoting correct usage. This [[study]] can be limited to one [[language]] or can cover more than one [[language]] at the same time (multilingual terminology, bilingual terminology, and so forth) or may [[focus]] on studies of terms across fields. |
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− | Terminology is not [[connected]] to [[information]] retrieval in any way but [[focused]] on the [[meaning]] and conveyance of concepts. "Terms" (i.e. index terms) used in an [[information]] retrieval context are not the same as "terms" used in the context of terminology, as they are not always technical terms of art.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology] | + | Terminology is not [[connected]] to [[information]] retrieval in any way but [[focused]] on the [[meaning]] and conveyance of concepts. "Terms" (i.e. index terms) used in an [[information]] retrieval context are not the same as "terms" used in the context of terminology, as they are not always technical terms of art.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology] |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Phraseology]]''''' | | *'''''[[Phraseology]]''''' |