different between ultrageeky vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

ultra- +? geeky

Adjective

ultrageeky (comparative more ultrageeky, superlative most ultrageeky)

1. Exceptionally geeky.
   • 2000, James Coates, "Radio-based Networking Lets Home Pcs Share Cable Modem", Chicago Tribune, 12 November 2000:

     Let's not spoil things by getting ultrageeky, Mr. G., but I need to get a tad technical for a graph or two to explain why you are among the millions of Americans with spanking new cable modems who are prime candidates for Intel Corp.'s superb home wireless-networking system.

   • 2002, Steven Levy, "Silicon Valley Reboots", Newsweek, 24 March 2002:

     They present cool ideas at semiformal gatherings like Code Con, an ultrageeky show-and-tell held at San Francisco's DNA Lounge last month.

   • 2003, Rob Griffiths, Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar Edition, Pogue Press (2003), ?ISBN, page 124:

     If, on the other hand, the problem persists, you know you've got some sort of system-level problem, and it may be time to call in the experts (Apple Support, your favorite troubleshooting Web site, or an ultrageeky friend).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ultrageeky.

Synonyms

• supergeeky, supernerdy, ubergeeky, ubernerdy, ultranerdy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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