categorizing job
noun phraseUK /ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪŋ dʒɒb/
US /ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪŋ dʒɑːb/
A categorizing job is a job where you put things into groups.
Her categorizing job at the library means she sorts books by type.
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2. A task of putting information into groups.
The categorizing job took all afternoon because there were so many files.
3. A role that decides which group something belongs to.
His categorizing job is to label each animal as a mammal, bird, or fish.
4. The work of arranging items by kind.
The volunteers had a categorizing job, separating clothes by size.