taxonomy
nounUK /tækˈsɒnəmi/
US /tækˈsɑːnəmi/
A way of sorting living things into groups.
Scientists use taxonomy to group animals like cats and dogs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The science of naming and classifying living things.
She studied taxonomy at university to learn how species are named.
3. A system for organizing any kind of information into categories.
The library's taxonomy makes it easy to find books by topic.
4. The rules a computer system uses to sort data into groups.
The website's taxonomy sorts articles into clear sections.