# Notation confusion: taxonomy, taxonomy term

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/notation-confusion-taxonomy-taxonomy-term/5764>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [March 11, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/notation-confusion-taxonomy-taxonomy-term/5764 "2017-03-11T13:28:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/notation-confusion-taxonomy-taxonomy-term/5764/2 "2017-03-11T17:23:28Z")

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From a previous forum conversation; hopefully this makes it clearer:

> **[Turning off taxonomy pages](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/turning-off-taxonomy-pages/2622/11)**
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> @emarthinsen I think the confusion surround the use of "taxonomies" here. I also think I'm understanding what you mean by using the taxonomies "internally." In Hugo, taxonomy has a very specific meaning (ie, specific insomuch as it's similar to...

This is an area I would greatly like to improve in the docs as well. All content-related feedback is welcome. HTH.

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