classifications
n. C / Un. the act of putting things into groups based on how they are similar. It also refers to the specific names or categories given to those groups.
n. the systematic arrangement of items into groups or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics. Refers both to the process of categorising and the resulting taxonomic labels.
The library uses different classifications for its books.
Scientists are debating the new classifications for these rare plants based on recent DNA evidence.
The legal team argued that the current classifications of the documents were overly broad and failed to distinguish between sensitive data and public information.
Uncountable when referring to the general process; countable when referring to specific systems or categories.