name vs term

name and term both are nouns.

name and term both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
name	Yes	No	Yes	No
term	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, term is a hyponym of name; that is, term is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than name:

name: assign a specified (usually proper) name to
term: name formally or designate with a term

Other hyponyms of name include baptise, baptize, christen, refer, style, title, dub, nickname, rename, entitle, title, tag.

name (noun)	term (noun)
by the sanction or authority of	(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
a language unit by which a person or thing is known	any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase	a word or expression used for some particular thing
family based on male descent	one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
a well-known or notable person	(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
a person's reputation	a limited period of time
	the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

name (verb)	term (verb)
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis	name formally or designate with a term
identify as in botany or biology, for example
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
assign a specified (usually proper) name to
make reference to
mention and identify by name
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
create and charge with a task or function
charge with a function; charge to be

Difference between name and term

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