The key features of the International System are decimalization, a system of prefixes, and a standard defined in terms of an invariable physical measure.
Notices based on original information, as opposed to those that republish information from another country, have their consecutive numbers prefixed by an asterisk.
For example, linguists use special language to describe the way language works - words such as prefix, suffix, tense, - or the words I used just now - verbal repertoires, a language variety.