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A naming convention is a convention for naming things. The intent is to allow useful information to be deduced from the names based on regularities. For instance, in Manhattan, streets are numbered, with East-West streets being called "Streets" and North-South streets called "Avenues".
   Well-chosen naming conventions aid the casual user in navigating larger structures. Several areas where naming conventions are commonly used include:
A naming convention may be followed when:
  • Large corporate, university, or government campuses may name rooms within the buildings to help orient tenants and visitors.
  • Children's names may be alphabetical by birth order. In some Asian cultures, it's common for the middle name to be common for immediate siblings. In many cultures it's common for the son to be named after the father(External Link). In other cultures, the name may include the place of residence(External Link). Roman naming convention denotes social rank(External Link).
  • Products. Automobiles typically have a binomial name, a "make" (manufacturer) and a "model", in addition to a model year. Computers often have increasing numbers in their names to signify the successive generations.
  • School courses: an abbreviation for the subject area and then a number ordered by increasing level of difficulty.
  • Virtually all organizations that assign names or numbers follow some convention in generating these identifiers (for example phone numbers, bank accounts, government IDs, credit cards, etc).Further Information

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