terminology
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ter·mi·nol·o·gy
(tûr'mə-nŏl'ə-jē) 
n., pl., -gies.
terminologically ter'mi·no·log'i·cal·ly adv.
terminologist ter'mi·nol'o·gist n.
n., pl., -gies.
- The vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art; nomenclature.
- The study of nomenclature.
[German Terminologie, from Medieval Latin terminus, expression. See term.]
terminological ter'mi·no·log'i·cal (-nə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.terminologically ter'mi·no·log'i·cal·ly adv.
terminologist ter'mi·nol'o·gist n.
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The terminology used in the computer and telecommunications field adds tremendous confusion not only for the lay person, but for the technicians themselves. What many do not realize is that terms are made up by anybody and everybody in a nonchalant, casual manner without any regard or understanding of their ultimate ramifications. Programmers come up with error messages that make sense to them at the moment and never give a thought that people actually have to read them when something goes wrong. In addition, marketing people turn everything upside down, naming things based on how high-tech and sexy they sound. And, the worst of all is naming specific technologies with generic words. See naming fiascos and technical writer.
Following is an example of two routing protocols that are used to keep routers up-to-date with network information. OSPF and IS-IS do similar things; in fact, OSPF evolved from IS-IS, yet every element associated with these standards has a different name. This constant changing of names, changing of menus, changing of parameters, etc., is what makes this field incomprehensible and discourages a lot of good people from entering it.
IS-IS OSPF
Subdomain = Area
Level-1 area = Non-backbone area
Level-2 subdomain = Backbone area
L1L2 router = Area Border Router
Intermediate = Autonomous System
System Boundary Router
End system = Host
Intermediate
system = Router
Link = Circuit
Protocol
data unit = Packet
Designated = Designated
Intermediate Router
System
Link-State PDU = Link-State
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IIH PDU = Hello packet
Complete Sequence = Database description
Number PDU
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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1. the vocabulary of an art or science.
2. the science that deals with the investigation, arrangement and construction of terms.
- accurate t. — essential for proper data storage and retrieval and requires an internationally recognized nomenclature of diseases, pathology, clinical indicants, treatments and surgical operations.
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Terminology
For terminology as a type of resource/artifact, see Terminology (artifact).
Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that in specific contexts are given specific meanings, meanings that may deviate from the meaning the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. The discipline Terminology studies among other things how such terms of art come to be and their interrelationships within a culture. Terminology differs from lexicography in studying concepts, conceptual systems, and their labels (terms), whereas lexicography study words and their meanings.
Terminology thus denotes a 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 consistent 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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Overview
The discipline of terminology consists primarily of the following aspects:
- analysing the concepts and concept structures used in a field or domain of activity
- identifying the terms assigned to the concepts
- in the case of bilingual or multilingual terminology, establishing correspondences between terms in the various languages
- compiling the terminology, on paper or in databases
- managing terminology databases
- creating new terms, as required
Types of terminology
A distinction is made between two types of terminology:
- Ad hoc terminology, which deals with a single term or a limited number of terms
- Systematic terminology, which deals with all the terms in a specific subject field or domain of activity
Ad hoc terminology is prevalent in the translation profession, where a translation for a specific term (or group of terms) is required quickly to solve a particular translation problem.
Terminology as a discipline
As a discipline, terminology is often related to translation, alongside which it is often taught in universities and translation schools. Large translation departments and translation bureaus will often have a terminology section, or will require translators to do terminology research. However, terminology is not necessarily restricted to translation. Terminology as a discipline can also be restricted to one language, for example in many technical industries and standardization institutes where monolingual glossaries are compiled by terminologists in order to ensure the consistent use of terms in specific industries and specialized fields.
Terminological theories
Traditional theory
- General Theory of Terminology[1]
Social and communicative theories
Cognitive theories
- Sociocognitive Terminology[4]
- Frame-Based Terminology[5]
See also
- Applied linguistics
- Concept
- Controlled vocabulary
- Critical vocabulary
- Dictionary
- Glossary
- Interpreting
- Jargon
- ISO/TC 37
- Lexicography
- LSP dictionary
- Ontology
- Orismology
- Reference work
- Specialised lexicography
- Terminology standardization
- Translation
- Taxonomy
- Technical terminology
- Terminology planning policy
- Terminology extraction
References
- ^ Wüster, E. (1979). Einführung in die allgemeine Terminologielehre und terminologische Lexikographie. Teil 1-2. Springer-Verlag.
- ^ Gaudin, F. (1993). "Socioterminologie: propos et propositions épistémologiques". Le langage et l'homme (Intercommunications) 28 (4): 247–257.
- ^ Cabré, M.T. (1999). La terminología: representación y comunicación. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- ^ Temmerman, R. (2000). Towards new ways of terminology description: the sociocognitive-approach. John Benjamins publishing company.
- ^ Faber, P.; Montero, S.; Castro, M.R.; Senso, J.; Prieto, J.A.; León, P.; Márquez C.; Vega, M. (2006). "Process-oriented terminology management in the domain of Coastal Engineering". Terminology (John Benjamins Publishing Company) 12 (2): 189–213. doi:10.1075/term.12.2.03fab. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jbp/term/2006/00000012/00000002/art00002.
Further reading
- Sonneveld, H, Loenning, K: (1994): Introducing terminology, in Terminology, p. 1-6
- Wright, S.E.; Budin, G.: (1997): Handbook of Terminology Management, Volume 1, Basic Aspects of Terminology Management, Amsterdam, Philadelphia, John Benjamins 370 pp.
External links
- Terminology from the OTTIAQ website
- TermNet - International Network for Terminology
- Infoterm - International Information Centre for Terminology
- ISO Technical Committee 37 "Terminology and other language and content resources" (ISO/TC 37)
- Muegge, Uwe (2007). "Disciplining words: What you always wanted to know about terminology management". Tcworld (tekom) (3): 17–19. http://www.tekom.de/upload/alg/tcworld_307.pdf.
- Faoterm from the FAO Terminolgy website
- The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology
- TermSciences, the Scientific Terminology Database
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Terminology
Dansk (Danish)
n. - terminologi
Nederlands (Dutch)
terminologie (vaktermen)
Français (French)
n. - terminologie
Deutsch (German)
n. - Terminologie, Systematik eines Fachwortschatzes
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ονοματολογία, (τεχνική) ορολογία
Italiano (Italian)
terminologia
Português (Portuguese)
n. - terminologia (f)
Русский (Russian)
терминология
Español (Spanish)
n. - terminología
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - terminologi
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用辞, 术语学
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 用辭, 術語學
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 술어학, 용어법, 술어
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 術語学, 用語法, 術語, 専門用語
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) المصطلحات الفنيه ( في علم ما)
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מינוח, טרמינולוגיה
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