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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
- 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)