Notation

Notation can stand for:

• the syntax , the logical relation to each other (mostly of words), the written arrangement
• the orthography , the spelling
• the typography , the font design
  • the calligraphy , the calligraphy
• the etymology (word origin, original spelling )
• the transcription , the representation of a sound, word or name from another language with the letters of a given alphabet (mostly the Latin alphabet) or a phonetic transcription , more specifically
  • for transcription , the pronunciation-based spelling in an alphabet other than the original alphabet (e.g. Chinese names in western spelling) or
  • for transliteration , the script-based, scientific-to-the-letter spelling in a different alphabet than the original alphabet (e.g. Russian names in scientific transliteration or IPA phonetic spelling)
• the nomenclature , the rules of word formation
• the notation , the written representation, not only of languages, but also of music, dance, chess or mathematics / algorithms
• the diction , the linguistic expression
  • also for the style of a written version
• in literary studies as group formation independent of epoch and culture, see spelling (literary studies)

See also:

• DIN 1333, standard for the spelling of numbers
• DIN 5008 , standard for writing and design rules for word and information processing

Wiktionary: spelling  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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