"naming convention" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: naming conventions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} naming convention (plural naming conventions)
  1. A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names' character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattan's East-West streets being called "Streets" and its North-South streets being called "Avenues". Wikipedia link: naming convention Related terms: nomenclature Translations (collection of rules for names): 改名習慣 (Chinese Cantonese), 改名习惯 (ming⁶ ming⁴ zaap⁶ gwaan³) (Chinese Cantonese), 命名法 (ming⁶ ming⁴ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 命名規則 (Chinese Mandarin), 命名规则 (mìngmíngguīzé) (Chinese Mandarin), 命名法 (mìngmíngfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), naamgevingsconventie (Dutch), naamgeavingkonventy (Dutch Low Saxon), Namenskonvention [feminine] (German), Benennungsregel [feminine] (German), 命名法 (meimeihō) (Japanese), 명명법 (myeongmyeongbeop) (Korean), namnkonvention (Swedish)

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