Classification - Definition

n 1: the act of distributing things into classes or categories
of the same type [syn: categorization, categorisation,
classification, compartmentalization,
compartmentalisation, assortment]
2: a group of people or things arranged by class or category
[syn: classification, categorization, categorisation]
3: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or
categories [syn: classification, categorization,
categorisation, sorting]
4: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons
that are available only to certain authorized people [ant:
declassification]