terminology

(noun)

The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; such as, the terminology of chemistry.

Related Terms

Examples of terminology in the following topics:

  • Setting Transparency Norms

    • Managers who limit the use of technical terminology, fine print, or complicated mathematical notations in their correspondence with suppliers and customers are employing clarity.
    • Examples of decisions to increase corporate transparency include when a firm voluntarily shares information about their ecological impact with environmental activists; actively limiting the use of technical terminology, fine print, or complicated mathematical notations in the firm's correspondence with suppliers and customers; and avoiding bias, embellishment, or other distortions of known facts in the firm's communications with investors.

  • Evidence-Based Management

    • Unfortunately little shared language or terminology exists between managers, which makes it difficult for managers to hold discussions of evidence-based practices.

  • Cross-Functional Teams

    • People who work in the same discipline or area have a common understanding and a terminology for their work that is unknown to others.

  • Implementing Strategy

    • Poor terminology or word choice and the wrong level of writing are both examples of ways to fail to translate a strategic plan so that it makes sense and is executable.