Glossary definition(s) for: classify
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v., To arrange systematically in groups or categories according to established criteria.
[ Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]
Dictionary definition(s) for: classify
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v., To arrange systematically in groups or categories according to established criteria.
[ Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]
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v., The process of dividing objects or concepts into logically hierarchical classes, subclasses, and sub-subclasses based on the characteristics they have in common and those that distinguish them. Also used as a shortened form of the term classification system or classification scheme. See also: Cataloging and Classification Section and cross-classification
[ Computer and Information Sciences - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (ODLIS) ]
Reitz, Joan M.
ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science . Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
http://lu.com/odlis/.
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v., To bring individual items or persons with the same or similar characteristics together actually, or mentally, that is, conceptually. Also, in a secondary sense, to arrange classes in a classification, and to allocate the appropriate class number to a book.
[ Computer and Information Sciences - Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book ]
Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book. 9th ed. Edited by Raymond John Prytherch. Brookfield, Vt.: Gower, 2000.
