Umbrella Term - Examples of Blanket Terms

Examples of Blanket Terms

  • Racial groupings such as White, Asian, and Black
  • Other racial groupings such Germanic, Iranian (a scholarly term and not the country), Slav or Bantu (many are ethno-linguistic)
  • Personal computer, IBM PC, or IBM PC compatible, for any computer modeled upon the x86 architecture
  • iPod or MP3 player, for any type of digital audio player
  • R&B, which may refer to black pop music, black ballads, hip hop, funk, Motown

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