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