The difference between Language and Term

When used as nouns, language means a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication, whereas term means limitation, restriction or regulation.

When used as verbs, language means to communicate by language, whereas term means to phrase a certain way.

Term is also adjective with the meaning: born or delivered at term.

check bellow for the other definitions of Language and Term

  1. Language as a noun (countable):

    A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

    Examples:

    "The English language and the German language are related."

    "Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like [[ASL]]."

  2. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    The ability to communicate using words.

    Examples:

    "the gift of language'"

  3. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    The vocabulary and usage of a particular specialist field.

    Examples:

    "legal language; the language of chemistry"

  4. Language as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "body language; the language of the eyes"

  5. Language as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.

  6. Language as a noun (computing, countable):

    A computer language; a machine language.

  7. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    Manner of expression.

  8. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

    Examples:

    "The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation."

    "The language he used to talk to me was obscene."

  9. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    Profanity.

  1. Language as a verb (rare, now, nonstandard, or technical):

    To communicate by language; to express in language.

  1. Language as a noun:

    A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

  1. Term as a noun:

    Limitation, restriction or regulation.

  2. Term as a noun:

    Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.

    Examples:

    "Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing."

  3. Term as a noun:

    That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.

  4. Term as a noun (geometry, archaic):

    A point, line, or superficies that limits.

    Examples:

    "A line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid."

  5. Term as a noun:

    A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.

    Examples:

    "Algorithm" is a term used in computer science."

  6. Term as a noun:

    Relations among people.

    Examples:

    "We are on friendly terms with each other."

  7. Term as a noun:

    Part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.

  8. Term as a noun:

    Duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.

    Examples:

    "He was [[sentenced]] to a term of six years in [[prison]]."

    "near-term, mid-term and long-term goals"

    "the term allowed to a debtor to discharge his debt"

  9. Term as a noun (of a patent):

    The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.

  10. Term as a noun (archaic):

    A menstrual period.

  11. Term as a noun (mathematics):

    Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.

    Examples:

    "All the terms of this sum cancel out."

    "One only term is odd nobr in ( 12; 3; 4 )."

  12. Term as a noun (logic):

    The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

  13. Term as a noun (astrology):

    An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.

  14. Term as a noun (architecture):

    A quadrangular pillar, adorned on top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr.

  15. Term as a noun (nautical):

    A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek J. Knowles"

  1. Term as a verb:

    To phrase a certain way; to name or call.

  1. Term as an adjective (medicine, colloquial):

    Born or delivered at term.

    Examples:

    "term neonate"

  1. Term as a noun (computing, informal):

    terminal

  1. Term as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To terminate one's employment

  1. Term as a noun:

    One whose employment has been terminated

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