atw: Re: Symbology

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> In a document I've been editing I came across the term 'symbology'. It
> referred to an explanation of the symbols used in a display - what I'd
> usually call a legend or key.
> 
> My instinct was to strike it out with a flourish of red ink, as I thought
> that word's proper meaning was the *study* of symbols, and this looks like
> a ridiculously pompous word to use in such a context. I hesitated,
> however, because, knowing the linguistic trends in the software industry,
> I half expect to find it's a standard usage that just hasn't yet crossed
> my path.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this usage? And, if so, is it common?
> 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbology_%28disambiguation%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiotics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics



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