TO AN ISSUE OF TERMINOLOGY AND TERMINOLOGICAL LEXIS
The article is devoted to the description of terminology concept. We give an overview of the existing definitions on this problem. The formation of terminology is closely interrelated with the efforts of professionals in a particular field of human activity. There is no professional scientific or technical field without its own terminology, and any profession begins with the study of the corresponding system of concepts - terminology. Terminology is an integral part of any language, it is not a separate part of it. The basic unit of any terminological vocabulary is a term. Terms are formed according to general linguistic laws, and are used in the language in accordance with the rules of grammar and syntax. Their main distinguishing feature is that they are unknown to some people, and are used mainly in communication between professionals. The development of scientific and technological progress contributes to the emergence of new terminological units.