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Definition 2024

umbrella_term

umbrella term

English

Noun

umbrella term ‎(plural umbrella terms)

A term used to cover a broad category of functions rather than a single specific item
“Cryptology” is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis.

Translations

term covering a broad category of functions

Chinese:

Cantonese: 總稱, 总称 ‎(zong² cing¹), 統稱, 统称 ‎(tung² cing¹)

Mandarin: 總稱 (zh), 总称 (zh) ‎(zǒngchēng), 統稱 (zh), 统称 (zh) ‎(tǒngchēng)
Danish: fællesbetegnelse c
Finnish: yläkäsite (fi), kattotermi
French: terme générique m
German: Oberbegriff (de) m

Hungarian: gyűjtőnév (hu)
Italian: termine generico m;
Romanian: termen generic m
Russian:
Spanish: hiperónimo (es) m
Swedish: överbegrepp n

Synonyms

blanket term
hypernym (technical)