(information science) A term discouraged by a controlled vocabulary in favor of its authorized synonym, such as pitch in favor of frequency.

(information science) A term prescribed by a controlled vocabulary as the one preferable to its synonyms, such as frequency preferable to pitch.

Only lasting for an pre-arranged time.

(information science) A term that captures the essence of the topic of a document, used as keyword to retrieve documents in an information system, for instance a catalog or a search engine.

(logic) An approach to logic that splits propositions into two terms—subject and predicate.

The maximum number of terms that a person may legally serve in a particular elected office.

plural of term paper

(linguistics) A term which expresses material facts, actions and events in physical reality relating to possible causes and means.

plural of term limit

Between short-term and long-term.