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the polite war over what things are allowed to be called.
means a formal system of names used in a science, art, or field so everyone means the same thing by the same word.
from from latin nomenclatura, literally the calling of names, from nomen (name) plus calare (to call) — originally the job of a roman slave whose entire function was to whisper the names of approaching citizens into his master's ear.
roman origin joba nomenclator's only task was memorizing names
chemistry rulesiupac committees argue over one compound's name for years
binomial systemlinnaeus gave every species exactly two latin names
pluto demotionreclassifying it was purely a nomenclature decision
for instance
iupac chemical names — global body that names every known compound, since 1919
linnaean taxonomy — carl linnaeus's genus-species system, 1758, still used today
star naming — international astronomical union alone can officially name stars
hurricane names — world meteorological organization retires names after deadly storms