TERMINOLOGY

terminology, nomenclature, language

(noun) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; “legal terminology”; “biological nomenclature”; “the language of sociology”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

terminology (countable and uncountable, plural 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.

Synonyms

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

Coordinate terms

• glossary

Source: Wiktionary

Ter`mi*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition