Taxonomy
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Overview
A taxonomy is a systematic way of describing the structure of something using an agreed set of terms (or controlled vocabulary). Most commonly associated with the structure of the natural world developed by Linneaus, it is the principle which underpins classification schemes and is often hierarchical in its approach. Taxonomy is now increasingly being applied to information management and computer science more generally. The benefit of this approach is that it allows related terms to be grouped together and categorized in ways that make it easier to find the correct term to use whether for searching or to describe an object.
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Further information
Wikipedia on taxonomy
the American Society for Indexing definition of taxonomy
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