Terminology
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- Terminology for parts
- APM related terms
- Analogies and their dangers
- Misleading biological analogies that should be avoided
- Terminology annexation
Delineation to nomenclature
- Terminology … about single words
- Nomenclature … systematic naming schemes (like naming molecules, or sets of similar engineering parts)
What makes great terminology
Avoid terminology collisions!! Instead seek white spaces on the terminology map.
- collision/conflict-free
- novel/unique
Major search engine conjures or no results. Or few that cover a highly unrelated topics.
Avoid competition with existing terminology especially for topics similar in nature
Seek unannexable terminology that can hardly be stolen away.
- decriptive – putting sufficiently descriptive elements into the term can
make it hard to impossible for competing concepts adopt the same terms, and thus they cannot drown out search results. – strongly avoid to use things as generic as "nanotech"
Seek catchy terminology!
But what does tha even mean?
catchy = clickbaity + memorizable
Seek strongly curiosity-sparking terminology, clickbaity terminology.
- mental dissonance causing, baffling on first sight – e.g. transparent aluminum
Seek memoritzable terminology!
- spellable (by target audience) – avoid a slew of consecutive consonants - no "qtpfsgui"
- brief
Seek humorous terminology!
- humorous, good-kind-of-odd
Example
gem-gum-tec
- collisionfree & novel – yes, till 2022 at least
- descriptive – yes see: Gem-gum
- baffling – yes, Hopefully achieved aim is to sparking the question:
How the heck can gum (rubber) be made from gem (gemstone)?
Resolved in the expanded terminology "gemstone metamaterial technology" - spellable – yes, no consecutive consonants
- brief – yes, obviously
- humorous – maybe? gem-gum sounds a bit funny/silly – reader may judge
