folksonomy

[ fohk-son-uh-mee ]

noun,plural folks·on·o·mies.Computers.
  1. a classification system derived from user-generated electronic tags or keywords that annotate and describe online content: Imprecise folksonomies can hinder information retrieval.

Origin of folksonomy

1
2000–05; blend of folks and taxonomy

Words Nearby folksonomy

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British Dictionary definitions for folksonomy

folksonomy

/ (fəʊkˈsɒnəmɪ) /


noun
  1. a system of classification that makes use of terms that occur naturally in the language of users of the system

Origin of folksonomy

1
C21: from folk + taxonomy

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