Nomenclature

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Nomenclature can refer to a system of names or terms, or the rules used for forming the names, as used by an individual or community, especially those used in a particular science (scientific nomenclature) or art.^[1]

Nomenclature may refer to one of the following:

Contents 1 Biology 2 Astronomy 3 Geography 4 Chemistry 5 Metallurgy 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Biology

• Biological nomenclature, as regulated in the Nomenclature Codes:
  • International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, see also Botanical nomenclature
  • International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria
  • International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
  • PhyloCode (the International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature, see also Phylogenetic nomenclature
  • International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
  • Virus nomenclature, used in Virus classification
• Gene nomenclature

[edit] Astronomy

• Astronomical naming conventions
• Planetary nomenclature
• Meteorite Nomenclature
• International Astronomical Union

[edit] Geography

• Toponymy

[edit] Chemistry

• IUPAC nomenclature, for chemical compounds
• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

[edit] Metallurgy

The classic English translation of De re metallica includes an appendix (Appendix C) detailing problems of nomenclature in weights and measures.

[edit] See also

• British Approved Name
• Controlled vocabulary
• Harmonized System (used in commerce)
• Naming convention
• Retroactive nomenclature
• Terminology

[edit] References

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