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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What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized?
What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized? I have been using unmaximized, but I feel there is a more precise way.
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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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What do first, second, and third person perspective mean? Why are they so called?
I am aware of the terms first person, second person and third person from grammar, but I have also seen them used in other contexts, in particular first person perspective with regard to video games.
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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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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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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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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 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.
or
Listen, the only thing ...
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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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“I'm having” - an illness?
What is I'm having in grammar terms? Is it something near the present, the near future? As in I'm having a party tomorrow?
Example (not about the near future),
I'm having trouble coming up with a ...
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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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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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What is this sentence pattern called? Is there are any jargon to describe this?
"Not only ... But also"
What is this sentence pattern called in English grammar? How can I find these patterns?
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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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Writing “the class of 2014” in a résumé?
Is “class of 2014” correct?
Is “class of ’14” correct?
Assuming the reader is aware of the context, is simply using “’14” correct?
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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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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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Is there a difference between “disc” and “disk” for naming digital storage media?
I thought that a disc was a disc, and it is sometimes spelled disk. I now have got an indication that those two are not the same thing.
In this answer on Graphic DesignBeta, I wrote floppy disc 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's the correct way to imply that a course is not taken online?
I'd like to know how I should write on my CV that some courses I've taken were taken online (i.e. on websites, through videos and such) while others were actually taken on an institute/school etc.
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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 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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What do you call a past participle+noun construction clause such as “No offense meant” “Your point taken,” “With that said,” and “Given that”?
In reference to my question about the usage of “No offense meant/taken,” I noticed that there are a lot of shortened forms like “No offense meant/taken,” “Your point taken,” “That said,” and “Given ...
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What is the most professional name for “squiggly bracket”?
I am creating a software training video and need to refer to these brackets:
{ }
I usually call them "squiggly brackets" or "curly brackets".
Is there a more professional name?
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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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How much not better than average is enough?
This is adapted from a silly conversation I had about a baseball player. It set me wondering how to describe this sort of wordplay linguistically.
HIM: Do we leave Jay in center?
HER: He's ...
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Is a possessive noun a contraction?
I was told not to use contractions in an essay.
My classmate wrote "the argument of Emily" but I preferred "Emily's argument".
He disagreed and claimed "Emily's" is a contraction.
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Is “Windows-based PC” a correct term in American English?
I am writing a support message to a customer support of an audio hardware vendor. I need to describe them that I am running Microsoft Windows as the main OS on my computer. Is "Windows-based PC" term ...
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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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Is there a one-word English term for the day after tomorrow? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How obsolete is the word “overmorrow”?
Is there a one-word English term for the day after tomorrow? Perhaps a term that has fallen out of modern English ...
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Difference between “commentor” and “commentator”
What is the difference between commentor and commentator? Is commentor or commenter a legitimate English word?
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Is “constringence” a word?
I would like to express, in one word, the tendency to concentrate excessively rather than disperse. This is applied in a sentence where I describe a set of data, which has too much focus on one aspect ...
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Intonation and the changing of meaning
Two questions with the same words can have somewhat different meanings. For example, I could ask
Do you want to go to the zoo or the museum?
with my intonation/pitch rising after zoo, or
Do ...
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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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Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the “correct” term?
What's that type of phone called that you don't need a cable for and you can use everywhere in the world (provided there's coverage ;-))?
And what differences are there between the regions? ...
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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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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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Are camp followers prostitutes?
My own understanding of the term camp followers was that it was synonymous with prostitutes who followed armies around plying their trade. However, according to Wikipedia:
Camp-follower is a term ...
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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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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; ...
