The modular and systematic nomenclature for entities related to the understanding and interpretation of NMR spectra, is essential for the integrity of research and applied NMR spectroscopy. As exemplified here for the basic 1D HNMR experiment, the proposed terminology employs terms that have existed since the inception of NMR spectroscopy. Its evolution over decades has advanced the technique substantially, and focus shifted from theoretical and physical concepts to more practical and chemical applications. As a result, a certain degree of fatigue settled in with regard to the consistency of terminology and what could be considered the institutional knowledge of NMR spectroscopy. This is reflected in the general sense by the present authors, who are all long-term NMR practitioners, that widely used and basic NMR terms such as resonance, signal, pattern, peak, line, transition, and splitting, as well as resolution, dispersion, and multiplicity need to be better defined moving forward. An anticipated corollary is that updating and re-consolidating essential NMR terminology will not only enhance the integrity, but also foster the future development of the methodology altogether, including both structural/qualitative and quantitative techniques (qNMR).