classification
1. [ noun ] the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Synonyms: categorisation assortment compartmentalisation compartmentalization categorization
Related terms: grouping stratification indexing reclassification taxonomy relegation typology classify categorize classify
2. [ noun ] a group of people or things arranged by class or category
Synonyms: categorisation categorization
Related terms: arrangement arrangement dichotomy categorize
3. [ noun ] the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
Synonyms: sorting categorisation categorization
Related terms: basic_cognitive_process appraisal cross-classification dichotomy attribution ascription subsumption categorize
4. [ noun ] restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
Related terms: declassification restriction classify
Similar spelling:   classificatory
  close-fitting
  calcification
  classified_stock
  classifiable
  classified_ad