Braces: (also known as curly brackets, or curly braces)
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Yes, they are the same thing.
And, actually, there are many names for it. According to Wikipedia,
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— braces (UK and US), flower brackets (India), French brackets, curly brackets, definite brackets, swirly brackets, curly braces, birdie brackets, Scottish brackets, squirrelly brackets, gullwings, seagulls, squiggly brackets, Tuborg brackets (DK), accolades (NL), pointy brackets, or fancy brackets
For your system, the terms you want to use are:
Make: Toyota
Model: Corolla
Year (or "Model Year"): 2015
Plate number: AAA 123
Color: Red
Explaining why you need to use "make" instead of "brand" is harder than I expected, though. The words "make" and "brand" have the same meaning, we just tend to use one more often than the other when talking about certain types of items. There isn't always a good reason for why people use certain words.
When talking about your favorite brand of clothing, peanut butter, software, shampoo, or pretty much anything other than a car, you generally use "brand". For cars, you almost always use "make".
You would never say, "This is my favorite make of clothing".
"This is my favorite clothing-maker" also sounds a little odd.
For cars, people do sometimes say, "Here is a list of top car brands," but that could just as easily be "Here is a list of top automakers".
If asking or describing the manufacturer of a specific car, though, you definitely want make. As the text you posted points out, it just sounds odd to ask someone, "What brand is your car?" even though they would still understand you and answer the question.
Best Answer
A product is something that it produced, normally in a commercial environment. In the past products were almost always physical objects, but now they can be notional (eg a television programme, a business strategy).
An article is an object, usually a physical object. Many articles are products (eg T shirts, televisions). Some are not (eg wild plants, cliffs) .
So, many things are both an article and a product, some are only one of the two. A T-shirt is almost certainly both. When you refer to it as a product you are implicitly mentioning the fact that it is produced and (probably) sold. When you call it an article, you are not doing this.