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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
  - 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)

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