Subject contains two meanings: one is the "subject" of knowledge, and the other is the organization established around these "subjects". It is generally believed that the meaning of discipline can be expounded from three different angles: from the perspective of knowledge creation and scientific research, discipline is an academic classification, refers to a certain scientific field or branch, and is a relatively independent knowledge system.

From the perspective of knowledge transfer and teaching, discipline is the main body of teaching; Judging from the personnel who undertake teaching and research in universities, disciplines are academic organizations, that is, institutions engaged in scientific research.

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The word "discipline" is translated from English discipline, and the meaning of discipline itself has multiple meanings. Some famous foreign dictionaries, such as Samuel's English Dictionary (Volume I), World Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary (Volume I), have made various annotations on disciplines, generally including scientific categories or a certain research field, the teaching content of a certain unit, standardized punishment and so on.

So from the origin, on the one hand, discipline refers to the classification of knowledge and the object of research, on the other hand, it refers to the cultivation of people, especially focusing on the standardization and shaping with strong nature.