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Nomenclature

Nomenclature is a system of naming and categorizing objects in a given category.

The most famous nomenclature was started by Linnaeus, who proposed a system to name the natural world of animals and plants

External links

• Planetary nomenclature
• The International Plant Names Index
• International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Saint Louis Code), Electronic version
• International Cultivar Registration Authorities
• International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
• International Union of Pure and Allied Chemistry

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The Russian expression nomenklatura (like "nomenclature", the word is derived from the Latin nomenclatura) refers to a system of government patronage used in many countries under Communist rule.

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