DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase dewey decimal system. (close relations)
Definition of DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM
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classification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type • a group of people or things arranged by class or category • the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories • restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people | ||||||||
indexing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve | ||||||||
organization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of people who work together • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized • the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically • the act of forming or establishing something | ||||||||
cataloging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To put into a catalogue. • To make a catalogue of. • To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue. noun • The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue. | ||||||||
decimal system of classification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number | ||||||||
dewey decimal classification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number |