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minor clarification

What tags could replace the tag 'divisors'?

A few names are used in different subjects in mathematics with completely distinct meanings. A couple of common examples are "spectrum" and "regular". Sometimes, this creates problems with tags on MathOverflow. The particular case I want to ask about concerns the tag , which is used for questions concerning:

  • divisibility in the integers or in rings, and

  • divisors in algebraic geometry.

It may be desirable then to use two more specific tags to replace .

Question: What are your suggestions for the names of those more specific tags which could replace ?

Generalized question: Do you suggest any general strategies for naming tags which distinguish the subjects of origin? A hypothetical example is: name tags which distinguish "spectrum" in functional analysis from "spectrum" in algebraic topology.

Just to be clear, I do not intend this question to become a discussion concerning the necessity or desirability of more specific tags.