A term used to cover an entire subject rather than only one aspect of it. "Technology" is an umbrella term because there are countless offshoots. In many cases, umbrella terms are used for ...

"Asian American and Pacific Islanders" (AAPI) is an umbrella term encompassing all those in the U.S. with heritage from "all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia ...

Intersex: An umbrella term that describes a person with a genetic, genital, reproductive, or hormonal configuration that does not fit typical binary notions of a male or female body. Intersex is ...