Nomenclature

Nomenclature may mean a set or system of names or terms used by one person or by a community. This community will often be used in one or more areas of science (scientific nomenclature) or art.

Nomenclature may refer to one of the following:

Biology

• Biological nomenclature, see Biological classification
  • Linnaean nomenclature, see Biological classification
    • Binomial nomenclature
    • Trinomial nomenclature
  • Phylogenetic nomenclature
  • Nomenclature Codes
    • International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, see Botanical nomenclature
    • International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria
    • International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
    • International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature, see PhyloCode
    • International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
    • Virus nomenclature, see Virus classification
• Gene nomenclature

Astronomy

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

Chemistry

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