Naming

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Naming is the process of assigning a particular word or phrase as a "name" to a pattern that has been noticed. This can be quite deliberate or a natural process that occurs in the flow of life as some phenomenon comes to the attention of the users of a language. Many new words or phrases come into existance during translation as attempts are made to express concepts from one language in another.

Either as a part of the naming process or later as usage is observed and studied by lexicographers the word may be defined by a description of the pattern it refers to.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Naming" http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naming&action=edit&oldid=149839