Term
A term is a classification, group, or subset of a taxonomy (Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy). Individual categories are “terms,” individual tags are “terms,” etc.
For example, in this Pets category:
Pets
- Cat
- Dog
- Rabbit
- Bird
- Fish
Cat, Dog, Rabbit, Bird, and Fish are all terms of the Pets category.
Similarly, in tags:
Pet tags
- Friendly
- Professionally trained
- Adoptable
Friendly, Professionally trained, and Adoptable are all terms that are in the tags for pets.
By default, terms have a title, a slug, and a description. Hierarchical taxonomies (taxonomies that allow parent/child relationships between terms) like categories can define a parent term.