classification meaning and definition

CLASSIFICATION noun

Definition of classification (noun)

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