In general, a namespace is an abstract container, which is or could be filled by names, or technical terms, or words, and these represent (stand for) real-world things. A name is a label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. ... Figures of speech and shorthands are called terms of language. ... Look up word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Word may mean: Word (linguistics), a unit of language that symbolizes or communicates a meaning Microsoft Word, a word processor Word (computer science), a small group of bits Word may also be: In hip hop slang, an exclamation indicating deep and complete...

As a rule, names in a namespace cannot have more than one meaning, that is, two or more things cannot share the same name. A namespace is also called a context, as the valid meaning of a name can change depending on what namespace applies. Names in it can represent objects as well as concepts. Look up Context on Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also ConTeXt, a macro package for the TeX typesetting system. ... A concept is an abstract, universal idea, notion, or entity that serves to designate a category or class of entities, events, or relations. ...

Each language is a namespace, whether it is a natural or ethnic language, a constructed language, the technical terminology of a profession, a dialect, a sociolect, or an artificial language (e.g., a programming language). An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose phonology, grammar and vocabulary are specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture as with natural languages. ... Technical terminology is the specialised vocabulary of a profession or of some other activity to which a group of people dedicate significant parts of their lives (for instance, hobbies or a particular segment of industry). ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... In linguistics, a sociolect is the language spoken by a social group, social class or subculture. ... A programming language or computer language is a standardized communication technique for expressing instructions to a computer. ...

For many programming languages, a namespace is a context for identifiers. In many programming languages, a namespace is a context for identifiers. ... Identifiers (IDs) are lexical tokens that name entities. ...

Illustration

Within limited namespaces designed for your family, you might be named as "Charlie." Within a larger namespace containing strangers as well, the name "Charlie" might not be unique, so you are instead "Charlie Brown, 17 Main Street." In (the namespace of) a family, multiple occurrences of the name "Charlie" might be differentiated by suffixes such as "Sr" or "Jr".

Examples

• Binomial nomenclature (genus-species in biology)
• Chemical nomenclature
• Dewey Decimal Classification
• Digital object identifier
• DNS names (Internet addresses)
• IP address
• Library of Congress Classification
• Category:National identification numbers
• Star catalogues and astronomical naming conventions
• Javascript Namespaces
• XML namespaces

In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Main articles: Life All organisms (viruses not included) consist of cells, which in turn, are based on a common carbon-based biochemistry. ... Chemical nomenclature is the system for naming chemical compounds. ... The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC, also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876, and since greatly modified and expanded in the course of the twenty-two major revisions which have occurred up until 2004. ... A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a permanent identifier (permalink) given to a World Wide Web file or other Internet document so that if its Internet address changes, users will be redirected to its new address. ... The Domain Name System or DNS is a system that stores information about host names and domain names in a kind of distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. ... It has been suggested that Static_IP_address be merged into this article or section. ... Library of Congress reading room The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. ... In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. ... In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few hundred stars and the most easily visible planets had names. ... The JavaScript language doesnt provide namespaces by default, but luckily at least one industrious developer has extended the language to do just that. ... An XML namespace is a W3C standard for providing uniquely named elements and attributes in an XML instance. ...

External links

• Wikipedia:Namespace, namespaces on Wikipedia