Controlled vocabularies
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OVERVIEW
A controlled vocabulary is a set of terms, defined by the vocabulary's creator, which is used to describe or index materials, digital or otherwise. Controlled vocabularies avoid the ambiguity of natural language by assigning a single term to any one concept and thus can increase the number of items accurately retrieved in a search. However where the controlled vocabulary does not match the users' terminology retrieval may be less reliable.
Examples of controlled vocabularies include:
- back of book indexes
- taxonomies
- thesauri
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Further information
Wikipedia article: controlled vocabulary
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