folksonomy

American

[fohk-son-uh-mee] / foʊkˈsɒn ə mi /

noun

Computers.

a classification system derived from user-generated electronic tags or keywords that annotate and describe online content.

Imprecise folksonomies can hinder information retrieval.

folksonomy British

/ fəʊkˈsɒnəmɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

folksonomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of folksonomy

2000–05; blend of folks and taxonomy

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