CATEGORIZATION

categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment

(noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting

(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

classification, categorization, categorisation

(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

categorization (countable and uncountable, plural categorizations)

A group of things arranged by category; a classification.

The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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