Namespace
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In general, a namespace is an abstract container providing context for the items (names, or technical terms, or words) it holds and allows disambiguation of items having the same name (residing in different namespaces).
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, 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)....
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See also
- 11-digit delivery point ZIP code
- Binomial nomenclature (genus-species in biology)
- Chemical nomenclature
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Digital object identifier
- Domain Name System
- Identity (object-oriented programming)
- Library of Congress Classification
- Star catalogues and astronomical naming conventions
- XML namespace
- Argument-dependent name lookup
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