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A taxonomy is the study of the general principles of scientific classification. Information architects use this word to refer to labeling systems and nomenclature of things like the sections of a website. A taxonomy is a collection of controlled vocabulary terms organized into a hierarchical structure. The word taxonomy is from Greek 'taxis' means the arrangement or division and 'nomos' meaning law. A good taxonomy takes into account the importance of separating elements of a group (taxon) into subgroups (taxa) that are mutually exclusive, unambiguous, and taken together, include all possibilities. In practice, a good taxonomy should be simple, easy to remember, and easy to use.
orderly classification of plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships.
the organization of categories and subcategories for a set of data. For instance, biologists organize
1. the method of classifying things into groups. 2. in biology, the classification of living organisms into taxa.
The area of botany dealing with the classifying and naming of plants.
A structure that provides a way of classifying things.
the systematic arrangement of the animal (or plant) world in a natural order of evolutionary relationship. It is necessarly closely associated with nomenclature.
(noun) The study or system of classification, particularly in regards to naming and describing living organisms. For animals the hierarchy runs as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
the classification of organisms into related groups in a hierarchical manner.
Taxonomy defines relationships between terms through classification by a predefined system by the separation of elements into groups or subgroups, or a conceptual framework. Last Reviewed: 2002-07-07
A system of grouping organisms by their similarities. Taxonomic levels, from largest grouping (Kingdom) to smallest (Species): Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species For example a Rock Pigeon (city pigeon) is: Kingdom Animalia (all animals) Phylum Chordata (includes birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, sea squirts) Class Aves (includes all birds) Order Columbiformes (includes doves, pigeons, dodos, and solitaires) Family Columbidae (includes all doves and pigeons) Genus Columba (includes some pigeons and doves) Species livia (Rock Pigeon only)
This is not a mathematical term in this context. By taxonomy we mean the classification of the tilings with respect to the following main categories
Fitting organisms into an organizing scheme is referred to as taxonomy. Biologists use the Linnean scheme for giving names to species.
A Data Taxonomy is a hierarchical structure that separates data into specific classes of data based on common characteristics. The taxonomy represents a convenient way to classify data to prove that it is unique and without redundancy. This includes both primary and generated data elements. (Also see Domain).
The classification of living organisms into groups based on similarities and relationships.
The study of biological classification.
(32NS) A tree-like hierarchical structure of information. Taxonomies are often used by Internet portals (such as Yahoo!), online catalogs, and Web stores to categorize information and to offer consistent navigation. Taxonomical hierarchies provide an ordered connection between each item in the strucuture and the item or items below it. (329P)
The arrangement and classification of animals into similar groups.
Classification or division into ordered groups or categories, as in a taxonomy of educational objectives. See also Bloom's taxonomy
A classification or ordering into groups.
The organization of all organisms into categories to better describe them
the naming of living beings based on their evolutionary relationships to one another
the study of the classification of living organisms, including rules and systems of naming organisms
The study and classification of the relationships among different forms of life.
the classification of organisms to show relationships to other organisms.
n. (Gr. taxis, arrangement; nomos, law) a science that includes identification, nomenclature, and classification of objects, and is usually restricted to objects of biological origin; orderly classification of plants according to their presumed natural relationships forming a basic biological discipline involving during its Linnean period the firm establishment of binomial nomenclature and acceptance of the static concept of fixity of the species, during its Darwinion period the dynamic concept of speciation by natural selection, and during its modern Mendelian epoch an expansion to include study of the mechanisms underlying speciation and related processes.
the study of the relationship of different species
Taxonomy is the classification of organisms according to their evolutionary relationship. Taxonomic groups are organized in a hierarchical fashion from the most inclusive domains of life (archaea, bacteria, eukarya, viridae) to the lowest most specific species description (e.g. Homo sapiens).
Taxonomie Taxonomie, f Taxonomía The classification of organisms based on genetic similarities.
Gk. taxis, arrange, put in order + nomos, law] The branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life.
The science of classification and naming of species.
classification of organisms into groups on the basis of similarities
The art of classifing all living organisms into a kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
This is the scientific discipline of naming organisms. It was started by Carolus Linné (Carl Linneaus), perhaps the most famous taxonomist. Taxonomy is one of the three branches of Systematics.
The scientific process of classifying living things. Used in biometrics to classify user types. _____________________________________________________________________________
the theoretical basis for classifying organisms.
A system of categories for the resources in a Compass system. For a full description of taxonomies, see Understanding Categories.
In the context of a catalog, A taxonomy can be defined as a practice of classifying items and products based on a presumed criteria such as product similarities. Item/Product Taxonomy can be within Apsiva ONEsource.
A system of classification for living organisms.
Hierarchical classification of items e.g. Chapter, Page, Section.
The description and classification of living things, and the theoretical principles behind classification. Note: in some books, this term is not distinguished from systematics. Introduction to classification
The science of classification. Also the study of names and naming of items in generic assemblies
(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
a categorization, typically with a root node, to facilitate understanding
a classification, and there is nothing bad a priori about classification
a classification of information objects that facilitates the discovery of information
a complete listing of all the members of a classification
a controlled vocabulary presented in an outline view, also called a classified view or hierarchy
a defined structure of content classification
a heirarchical list of subject headings and provide a structured method of classifying content
a hierarchical arrangement of terms blah blah blah
a hierarchical categorization of concepts based on relatedness
a hierarchical categorization of the entities of a domain, such as in biology
a hierarchical classification of a domain of objects that share certain characteristics
a hierarchical classification of categories to which products can later be associated
a hierarchical classification structure, such that it descends from broad to specific or from parent to child
a hierarchical structure of categories in which you classify documents according to content, organizational, or other criteria
a hierarchical system of classification of knowledge in a domain
a hierarchical tree structure such as those used in scientific classification schemes
a hierarchy of categories under which content is organized
a list of the instances that populate a classification
a method for organizing complex information
a method of organizing or categorizing information and information resources
an analysis tool that facilitates identification, naming, and classification of objects
an effort to classify something, or organize related things into clear categories
an orderly classification of a subject according to its relationships
a set of categories designed to cover a part of the human experience
a set of categories with semantic definitions and encyclopaedic characterizations
a simple device that organizes research and makes complex concepts amenable to empirical analysis
a special kind of codebook, the purpose of which is to provide a set of defined codes to classify the texts making up a corpus
a system for classifying and organizing large amounts of information
a system of hierarchical categories designed to be a useful aid for reproducibly classifying things
a technique of classification
a tree structured classification for a set of objects
The science of classification of species into natural, related groups, based on some factors common to each, such as structure, embryology, and biochemistry.
Taxonomy refers to the classification of named concepts referred to in a particular website.
agreed upon terminologies and principles of classification in a field of inquiry
Categorization of data according to a predefined framework, either industry-standard or customized. Some tools can automatically generate a taxonomy based on analysis of the data store.
Tthe science of classifying plants and animals.
the science of biological classification.
(tak sän' ) The study of science devoted to classification and naming of species.
A set of controlled vocabulary terms, usually hierarchical. Once created, it can help inform navigation and search systems.
The science of classification. The Linnaean taxonomy shows the relationships of living things.
A hierarchical structure of classifications (or categories), e.g. the Yahoo! directory.
classification, especially of animals and plants, according to natural relationships
tax-ON-o-mee Classification of organisms on the basis of evolutionary relationships. Taxonomic levels include, in order: domain, kingdom, phylum (or division), class, order, family, genus, and species. 12
the study of the classification of specimens such as of plants and animals
the naming of organisms and groups of organisms (literally, the naming of taxa); the systematic classification of living, or once living, things, which is encouraged to be consistent with their presumed evolutionary relationships (see phylogeny.
The classification of life (plants and animals) into groups of related features.
Vocabulary for and classification of a body of information.
The science dealing with the identification, naming, and classification of plants and animals.
A classification system whereby website content can be categorized. In Drupal-powered sites, taxonomy is organized under "vocabularies," which are, in essence, category types, and "terms," which are the actual categories. For example, one could have a vocabulary called "products" and inside that vocabulary would be a term for each product. The system allows for hierchical organization -- meaning that categories can have sub-categories.
A system of classification of organisms based on their relatedness to others
A system of classification based on many criteria (physical characteristics, genetics, etc.) to sort out how animal species are related to each other.
The orderly classification of plants and animals based on their presumed natural relationships. Taxonomic classification schemes generally are hierarchical, with groups at the lowest level containing organisms that are considered to be fundamentally identical, and groups at each successively higher level of the hierarchy relating groups at the next lowest level. The taxonomic hierarchy first proposed by Linnaeus is used to classify specimens in the NPL collection: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species A species names must always used together with its associated genus name, in the form ' Genus species' (called a binomial, and traditionally italicized or underlined). Genus names may be used on their own if the species is unknown or has not been designated (" Genus sp."), and higher order (family through phylum) names can be used alone to designate all members of a group. A number of other classification schemes have been proposed over the years. One of the best known and widely used is cladistic analysis, in which specimens are related to each other by their shared derived characters.
The science of classification of organisms.
The discipline of classifying organisms.
A system used to categorize knowledge and information.
The theory and practice of classifying plants and animals.
defines a typology used to classify texts either implicitly, by means of a bibliographic citation, or explicitly by a structured taxonomy.
a scheme that partitions a body of knowledge and defines the relationships among the pieces. It is used for classifying and understanding the body of knowledge [ IEEE 90].
The classification in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships
Classification system in which names are applied to organisms or groups of organisms with regard to defining features; name given is a taxon. System applied to naming traces of behavior by organisms or their eggs is parataxonomy.
A systematic method of classifying plants and animals. Classification of organisms based on degrees of similarity purportedly representing evolutionary (phylogenetic) relatedness.
(taxonomic) classification of organisms based on genetic similarities (e.g. family, genus, species).
Most political analysis begins with a taxonomy—a set of categories that classify phenomena/data into different types. Categories should be exhaustive, mutually exclusive and differentiated by consistent criteria. The categories of taxonomy establish the crucial concepts that structure the analysis.
Taxonomy is the formal classification of organisms (soils, or other entities) based on degrees of relatedness amongst those being considered
A classification system. A good DAM system should allow you to classify a given asset in many different ways. See "Category" and "Category Tree" and also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy
classification system; in paleontology, a classification based upon close relationships of species.
A hierarchical structure used for categorising a body of information or knowledge, allowing an understanding of how that body of knowledge can be broken down into parts, and how its various parts relate to each other. Taxonomies are used to organise information in systems, therefore helping users to find it.
The classification of organisms in an ordered ...
A collection of controlled vocabulary terms organized into a hierarchical structure. Each term in a taxonomy is in one or more parent/child (broader/narrower) relationships to other terms in the taxonomy.
The discipline of dividing data into ordered groups or categories.
A division of a collection of things into ordered, classified groups. (See taxonomy help.)
The study of the classification of living things.
The systematic ordering, distinguishing and naming of type groups within a subject field according to presumed natural relationships. (ISO 11179-1)Examples include Nursing Outcomes Classification, Clinical Care Classification, and biology plant taxonomy.
The classification of organisms into different categories on the basis of their individual physical and biochemical relationships to each other.
A formal system of orderly classification of knowledge.
1- The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics. 2- Division into ordered groups or categories: "Scholars have been laboring to develop a taxonomy of young killers" (Aric Press).
Parent Term: Species_level_terms Child Terms: Infraspecific Monotypic Polymorphic Variant Plant_groups Type_specimen
is the division of biology concerned with the classification and naming of organisms. The classification of organisms is based upon a hierarchial scheme beginning with Kingdom and ending with Species at the base. The higher the classification level, the fewer features the organisms have in common. For example, the taxomy of a particular mayfly, Hexagenia limbata, is the following: Kingdom-- Animalia Phylum-- Arthropoda Class-- Insecta Order-- Ephemeroptera Family-- Ephemeridae Genus-- Hexagenia Species-- Hexagenia limbat
A method of categorization for metadata. JAXR classification schemes are implemented in CentraSite as taxonomies.
A classification system for items based on their relationship to one another. Related terms: ontology, normalize.
Study of the characterization, classification, and naming of organisms according to standard rules. Most modern taxonomies are phylogenetic (or natural); they attempt to group organisms according to evolutionary descent.
The science of classification, traditionally used to describe a hierarchical scheme for classifying plants and animals. More recently it has been borrowed to describe a classification scheme for organising networked resources and supporting user-friendly navigation among them. Some taxonomies incorporate thesaurus features to augment the hierarchical structure.
the science of the classification of living things, grouped by similarity: species are grouped into genera, genera into families, families into orders, orders into classes, classes into phyla, and phyla with similar characteristics at the top level of the classification system - the kingdom. Plants are classified in a similar way, although the phylum unit is called a division.
Referring to the science of hierarchically classifying animals by groups (e.g. genus and species) which share common features and are thought to have a common descent. See also: phylogenetic; systematics
The science or technique of classification. The following terms; classification schemes, taxonomies and categorization schemes are often used interchangeably.
a field of science that seeks to identify and categorize organisms, in order to determine where an organism fits in a broad biological classification system.
The scientific classification of organisms based on their similarities and differences.
scientific naming of organisms.
Systematics; the classification and study of organisms
(Taxonomie) Science of classification of living beings.(Translated from Dictionnaire universel francophone. Hachette/Edicef. 1997.)
The science of classifying organisms.
The theory and practice of classifying organisms. Alpha taxonomy is the description of new taxa, beta taxonomy is the revision and classification of taxa, gamma taxonomy is the study of the phylogeny and evolutionary history of taxa. See also classification, identification, nomenclature, and systematics
A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
Study of classifying organisms.
Related Terms: hierarchical data, scope of search, faceted search, hybrid search, Behavior Based Taxonomy, Topic, Topic set, Endeca, Stratify, Verity An organized set of concepts or definitions, usually labeled by keywords; for search engines, a taxonomy can also be a set of organized searches. Taxonomies are typically nested in a hierarchal manner, often called a "tree", going from broader to more specific concepts as you navigate further into the taxonomy "branches".
The science of categorization, or classification, of things based on a predetermined system. In reference to Web sites and portals, a site’s taxonomy is the way it organizes its data into categories and subcategories, sometimes displayed in a site map. [Source: Webopedia.com
the study of how organic beings are to be classified in genetic relationship to one another.
The field of science that classifies life.
The science of classification. Paleontologists usually use a system called cladistics that is based on the differences and similarities of bones.
used by some in the strict sense to mean the actual process of naming and classifying organisms. See also Systematics.
Taxonomy is the biological discipline that is concerned with the classification of living organisms into groups based on the shared possession of characteristics.
Classification (based on study of morphology, geographic distribution, phylogeny) and nomeclature.
scientific classification of animals and plants
(adj. taxonomic) The classification, naming and identification of organisms based on genetic similarities.
A system for naming and organizing things into groups that share similar characteristics. Most typically, a taxonomy places topics or subject categories in a hierarchical relationship to one another, from the broadest to narrowest. Taxonomies can also organize topics in flat, networked and faceted structures. See Structures for taxonomies
The discipline within Biology that deals with the nomenclature and organization of species into genera, genera into families, etc.
The system and procedure of biological description, classification and nomenclature.
A classification, often hierarchical, of information components (e.g., terms, concepts, graphics and sounds) and the relationships among them that support the discovery of and access to information.
Taxonomy is literally "the science of classification". Drupal uses taxonomy to describe the category system, which you can use to classify and organize content on your web site. In Drupal a taxonomy is a set of categories. There is additional information on the taxonomy system in the documentation. Term - a category or tag or keyword ie what gets assigned to nodes. Terms can be children and parents of each other to create hierarchies. Terms are the only hierarchical part of the system. Vocab - a collection of terms that share some sort of relationship with each other. The vocab isn't part of any hierarchy as such. Taxonomy - the name of the whole system and the name of the module that implements it. This used to be the name of the menu item in the admin menu. Category - the more recent "user friendly" name for Taxonomy and new name for the menu item. It was changed a couple of versions back because newbies seemed to be scared of the word "Taxonomy" - but the ambiguousness of the word "Category" seems to have created more confusion than it solved.
Classification of organisms according to how they are related to one another.
A systematic way of classifying all living organisms.
The naming and classification of organisms.
The theory and practice of describing, naming and classifying organisms.
The study of scientific classification and nomenclature involving the organization or classification of objects into logical relationships.
The branch of biology dealing with the naming and classifying of organisms.
The area of the biological sciences devoted to the classification of organisms according to apparent commoncharacteristics.
The study of classification, for example, of plants.
The theory and practice of classifying organisms. Its components include classification, nomenclature, circumspection or description, and identification aids. In the strict biological sense it refers to all information science aspects of handling the different sets of organisms. Taxonomy should be distinguished from the broader topic of biosystematics. See Heywood (1995).
A scheme for classifying a body of knowledge and defining the relationships among the pieces. Sometimes referred to as a controlled vocabulary, a taxonomy is often used to classify content to aid in the creation of information architecture. SEE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
The theory and practice of biological classification.
taxonomie A taxonomy is a classification according to a pre-determined system. This results in a catalogue used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis or information retrieval. In Web portal design, taxonomies are often created to describe categories and subcategories of topics found on the Web site. The Statistics Canada site "Browse by subject" feature is an example of a taxonomy. Source: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) – Glossary See also Subject(s): Classification
The basis, procedures and rules for naming and classifying organisms.
The classification in a hierarchical system. Mathematically, a hierarchical taxonomy is a tree structure of classifications for a given set of objects ( Wikipedia).
Put very simply, a taxonomy determines the categories on a site. The taxonomy of a site contains one or more vocabularies, each of which contain one or more terms. See also: term, vocabulary
The principles and procedures according to which species are named and assigned to taxonomic groups.
Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word comes from the Greek , taxis, 'order' + , nomos, 'law' or 'science'. Taxonomies, which are composed of taxonomic units known as taxa (singular taxon), are frequently hierarchical in structure, commonly displaying parent-child relationships.