Take the tour ×  I am having trouble when naming a variable,
deciding if I should use ABC種別 or ABC区分. I have been reading a
lot of software specifications and the Japanese description
usually uses 種別 and 区分 to specify a type or a class.  When do
you use 種別 and when do you use 区分? For example, for a device,
would you use 種別 or 区分 to differentiate the type here? Is this
just a preference?  Added based on the context comments
(2011/12/12): I was referring to customer types. I do ask my
colleague, why they use 区分、種別 or even 種類 pertaining to the same
variable but they just say they are the same. Example of usage
that I see, for example column names of database tables
(Customer=>TOKUI_KUBUN,TOKUI_SHUBETSU) or
(User=>USER_KUBUN,USER_SHUBETSU). I do think they are
essentially the same with subtle difference. It just is annoying
which one is the more appropriate one especially if you want to
make a naming convention.  share|improve this question Without
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