Abstract:

The arrangement and standardization of terminology is an important issue to be considered in compiling dictionaries. Systematic issue is one of the important principles in terminology work. The practice of terminology work includes collecting terms, naming terms and defining terms etc. Through studying the systematic principle of terms, we can find and solve some term problems existed in aeronautics and astronautics, and the systematic principle can be applied in the compilation of dictionary in mainland and Taiwan region. We think terms systematic principle can be analyzed mainly in four respects: the choice of terms, concepts of terms, term itself, and definition of terms.

Key words: term, concept, systematicness, dictionary compilation, aeronautics, astronautics