Terminology is a system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject, nomenclature.
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Etymology of “typeface Weight”
My boss stated that he noticed the word "weight" is used to refer to the boldness of a character, and stated that he felt this was a new occurrence.
My gut feeling is that this is an old term, ...
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What is the meaning of “down-level”
What does the word down-level mean?
I read an article here and it says:
But the versions for some browsers (like IE 10) aren't within those
ranges any more. Therefore, ASP.NET sees them as ...
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Is it “extreme” or “large” diversity for endophytic microorganism subject?
Do I need to substitute the word extreme to large in this text?
Endophytic fungi are molds that are found in the healthy plant tissues. Endophytic fungi is mold that exists in the plant tissue ...
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Difference between “jargon” and “technical terms”
Each subject matter has its own set of terms called jargon which is expressed in its particular grammatical rules. Technical terminology or Term of Art is the specialized vocabulary of any specialized ...
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Difference between ‘“folder” and “directory”
What is the difference between folder and directory in the context of computer science?
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In American English, Café vs Coffee Shop
When is café used and when is coffee shop used ? Are there any differences? Which is more widespread?
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What are different kinds of shops based on the size, structure and location?
In my native language there are so many words to mean different kinds of shops based on the size, structure and location.
I'm not talking about the types like grocery shop, barber shop, meat shop, ...
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What is the term for words like “Look” and “Listen” followed by a comma at the start of a sentence?
What is the technical term for the part of speech in bold?
Look, I'm not sure what you've been told, but carrots don't glow in the dark unless they mean business.
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Listen, the only thing ...
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Bringing word into existence just by calling and using it
Sometimes, when I read essays, I see that writers make up words and by using them, they bring those words into existence.
For example:
In her article "Juban America", Ruth Behar uses the term ...
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“The same X” and intransitive verbs
As I have had explained to me at great length, wonder is intransitive.
That's fine, but it can seem to take an object:
Jim: Yesterday I wondered what that mark on the wall was made by
Dave: I ...
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How should “The Cloud” be capitalized?
"We are migrating our core systems into (1) The Cloud ... or (2) the cloud ... or (3) the Cloud???"
I've googled (Googled?) this and found the usual range of differing opinions but as yet no ...
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A word to express “removing some parts of history from history books by authorities”
In some countries some parts of history books of students have been removed by authorities of the time. For example, it has happened for Achaemenid Empire (a part of ancient Iran history) 2 years ago ...
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A function of “that” in “who are you that you are afraid of man”
I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,
(Isaiah 51:12 , English Standard Version ©2001)
How to express the ...
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Word for Hanging Water
Is there a word to describe a gathering lump of water hanging on a surface that has not yet produced a droplet? Imagine a small pool of water without the surface upon which it's resting.
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Mixed Orthography [migrated]
What is the best term to describe the following sentence?
I live in 美国.
I've heard the term macaronic used to describe a mix of languages that use Roman script, but is there a more specific term for ...
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What kind of infinitive is it in “to come home to be killed”?
In this example:
Agamemnon comes home to be killed by his wife and her lover.
We are quite sure that he didn't plan on dying, so comes home to be killed is not the “infinitive of purpose”. What ...
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Any idea of the origin of using the term 'gucci' for parts?
A number of the guys who ride near me and have been riding bikes (mtb) since the 90s still refer to high spec parts as being 'gucci'. It's an effective term and easy to understand what they mean but ...
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Correct translatation of the German word “Folgeverhalten” in the technical domain of control feedback systems
I have asked various online dictionaries about the translation of the German word Folgeverhalten.
At these dictionaries it is translated as "subsequent behaviour" or "following behavior". I am in ...
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Is there a word for start and end of a time period? [closed]
Is there a word used to describe the extremities of an arbitrary time period? The word "weekend" refers to the end of a week, but it's limited to the week and it only describes the end, but not the ...
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What is it called when an hourly worker is paid at a different rate for doing different things?
What is it called when a worker is paid a different hourly-rate for doing different things during their shift?
The reason I'm asking is I want to learn a bit more about how payroll is calculated when ...
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cocktail knowledge
Some years ago in a computer science department I heard the term “cocktail knowledge” to refer to the knowledge that someone has on a subject when they can name techniques, results, and people but ...
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A term for non-player targetted information
I'm looking for a term that would describe the information that is not supposed to be known by players, not essential for their gaming experience.
Like a game object (or feature) that isn't actually ...
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Is there a term for a married couple who have the same christian and surname?
My wife and I share the abbreviated form of our name - Alex derived from Alexandra and Alexander respectively. As we are married, we have the same christian and surname when used in the short form.
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Is there a word or phrase for language and culture combined?
Mr. Doe is committed to learning and teaching language and culture.
Is there a term that embodies both language and culture? I want something concise, as I need to state it multiple times.
I ...
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Term for “sum of durations”
While writing to a friend, I attempted to ask which web browser they used most. In the end, I asked which browser they used “more frequently”, but this was not the true object of my curiosity. By ...
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Word for a pane showing fictional characters in columns [closed]
In the manga/anime world you sometimes come across panes that show some of the characters of a certain manga or anime series arranged into columns. Here are some examples:
Bleach Gotei 13
Bleach ...
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“nones” used to describe people who are spiritual, but not religious
I work for the Church and I've seen the term "nones" used to describe those who are non-Christian or those who are considered "spiritual, but not religious." I find the term belittling. What's the ...
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What is the term for a shortened word that is pronounced based on phantom letters?
I'm only posting out of curiosity. But recently I've begun to wonder what you would call a shortening of a word that only sounds correct when spoken, and the pronunciation cannot be inferred from its ...
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“Subpage” vs “sub page” vs is it even a word?
I would go with subpage, but the corrector on stackexchange thinks it's a mistake and shows a red underline. You can try it yourself. Click on "Ask Question" link and type subpage in a sentence to the ...
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"Science journal” vs. “science magazine”
What is the difference between the terms journal and magazine? Is it correct to call a magazine a journal?
For example, I found the Journal of Radio Electronics and the Radio-Electronics Magazine, ...
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What is the origin of the word “whitewash” in the context of sports?
The term whitewash is used in sports to describe a situation where the opponents are beaten in a series of matches failing to register a single win.
Merriam-Webster defines it as :-
to hold (an ...
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Symmetric term for engaging with someone over SMS or Email
I want to make a natural language question answering that can answer
when did I speak with Raj
when did I Talk to Raj
This term speak is symmetrical, it is not implied who initiated the call; ...
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What is the word for a pair of bytes?
Bit is a portmanteau of binary digit.
A byte is 8 bits.
A nibble is 4 bits (half a byte).
Is there a word for a pair of bytes?
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dividend/divisor vs. numerator/denominator [closed]
From Wikipedia:
In the expression a ÷ b = c, a is called the dividend or numerator, b the divisor or denominator and the result c is called the quotient.
What's most common (in the context of ...
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What is the plural of tablix?
Don't know why the word table wasn't good enough for Microsoft, but SQL Server Reporting Services has a control called a tablix....
But how would I tell you that I have multiple tablix controls?
(I ...
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What do you call a female that cannot stand other females? [duplicate]
I am looking for a word for a female that cannot easily get along with other females and who prefers not to be around them.
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Hypernym for “conjunction” and “disjunction”
Is there a hypernym for conjunction and disjunction, in their logical senses? Just using "junction" doesn't seem right to me.
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What is the name given to organisation that hosts other organisations?
There are many businesses that hosts other related or unrelated business as part of their service. Example a plaza/shopping mall will have various stores, owned and operated by others, a university ...
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Is there a name for the game where you can ask a question only after answering one?
In Roger Zelazny’s Blood of Amber, Merlin and Vinta Bayle are playing the mutual interview game, in which one gains a right to ask an opponent a question by first answering the opponent's question.
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What would be the proper abbreviation for an event that has yet occur?
I am looking for an abbreviation for an event that is expected to occur in the future, but has yet to occur. Similar to TBD for to be determined and TBA for to be announced.
My events are a series ...
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“Release”, “free”, or “delete allocated memory”?
release the allocated memory.
free the allocated memory.
delete the allocated memory.
What are the differences between them?
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What's it called when you switch the order of two words around?
What's it called when you switch the order of two words around, completely changing their meaning?
For example, simply childish becomes childishly simple.
Or wonderfully sarcastic becomes ...
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Term for “Free to play” Videogame that Isn't Free
What is a term for a videogame that, while labeled "Free to Play", is impossible (or extremely slow/tedious) to progress in without spending money on in-game content?
Edit: Freemium is a decent ...
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Is there a term for “distinguishing between different concepts through the use of different, though synonymous, words”?
Background: A friend mentioned that he wanted to organise a board gaming tournament with 21 players. He opined that there ought to be a way to schedule seven 3-player games so that each player plays ...
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Does English possess a term for the study of all aspects of language in primary/secondary schools
Does academic English employ a concise/idiomatic term corresponding to the Russian term словесные дисциплины (literally, "verbal subjects")?
The Russian term is from 19th century academic circles ...
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Is there a name for the words used after dialogue?
For example, "he said" "she replied" "they inquired."
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“What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?”
I am interested in sports journalism. As I was watching ESPN one day, Stephen A Smith stated, "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" during a sports segment.
What is the ...
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Term for things like “naughty step” where the step is not what is naughty
Can anyone remind me of the grammatical term for the apparent misapplication of an attributive adjective, as in the phrase "the naughty step" (where it is not the step itself that is naughty but the ...
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What do you call a statement like “How to perform a change of ownership” [closed]
What do you call a statement similar to the following?
"How to perform a change of ownership"
I wish to request user input by asking a question such as:
"Please enter your title in the ...
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Is this the right meaning of this sentence? [closed]
I am trying to find an original way to say "Conquer the Justice". Looking on the dictionary, I found that "storm" not only means something like a tempest but also to "conquer with weapons".
Supposing ...
