The phrase "a more generic term" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing terminology or language, particularly when comparing specific terms to broader categories.
Example: "In this context, 'vehicle' is a more generic term than 'car' or 'truck.'"
Alternatives: "a broader term" or "a less specific term".
"But landmarks as a more generic term.
Many patients prefer the older British term, myalgic encephalomyelitis, which means "muscle pain with inflammation of the brain and spinal chord," or a more generic term, myalgic encephalopathy.
A more generic term for this behaviour is "stalking", prompted no doubt by social media's strange combination of remoteness and intimacy.
For example, they may select a more generic term "Penicillins" instead of the "Penicillin G" and "Penicillin V" mentioned in a paper.
Model is a more generic term and it is physically represented by XML files, while a diagram is a visual representation of a model.
We feel that a more generic term Hierarchical Decoding and Forward (HDF) [8, 9] is better suited for possible application on more complicated codebooks and channel structures.
The term laser capture microdissection is usually employed to describe the use of a capture film with an infrared laser, whereas the more generic term laser microdissection refers to all microdissection techniques.
This study used a critical discourse approach to analyse the language used to refer specifically to infants and toddlers, rather than the more generic term children.
Furthermore, as the speakers' states that can be observed in our data are more emotion-related than pure emotions, we opted for the more generic term emotion-related states.
Beyond the more generic term of 'ethnic economy', there are different ways in which certain ethnic groups engage in the entrepreneurial activity (Barret et al., 2001; Light and Gold 2000; Kaplan and Li 2006).
Different types of over-the-air interfaces are covered, followed by a description of the evolution of the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration program into IntelliDriveSM, and subsequently to the more generic term, connected vehicle next, vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-vehicle components are covered.
