generic term
Nonspecific category name
A generic term is a word or phrase that refers to a broad category rather than something specific.
In everyday use, it means a general label: SUV is a generic term for large passenger vehicles.
In trademark law, a generic term is one that has lost legal protection because it now names an entire product category—aspirin, escalator, and zipper were once brand names that became generic terms through widespread use.
- superordinateHigher-level category term
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- fill in the blankSupply omitted information
- hypernymBroader categorical term
- categoryA class of things
plain vanilla · noun · denotation · class · common noun · generalization · synonym · abstraction · classification · label · taxonomy · archetype · concept · prototype · designation · interchangeable · vague · plain
- word typessynonym, antonym, homonym, acronym, prefix
- trademarkstrademark, trademarks, trademark infringement, trademark symbol, registration number
- Domain Disputescybersquatting, typosquatting, bad faith, arbitration, cease and desist
generic termproper noun
Named person or place
proper name · personal name · brand name · trademark · technical term
generic termtrademark
Registered commercial identifier
brand name · trade name · registered trademark · service mark
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