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In this paper, we propose a terminological system to name major voseo types in Spanish. Two are the main contributions intended with this proposal. On the one hand, the parametric system will clearly set the limits to the variation space when describing any variety of voseo. On the other hand, the parametric analysis will provide the bases for a transparent, efficient, consistent and memory-friendly terminology. The parametric system here presented is meant to have scope over all types of variation on the grammatical plane, leaving aside all sociolinguistic and ecoglottic considerations. It contains some revisions of previous terms, a slightly refined taxonomy of voseo allomorphy, as well as an alternative approach to the functional aspects that shape the distribution of verbal voseo within the conjugation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]