To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group. It is necessary initially to classify the headaches into certain types The coroner immediately classified his death as a suicide. = categorize + classification classifications clas·si·fi·ca·tion the British Board of Film Classification
to group positions according to their duties and responsibilities and assign a class title
Distinguish a given input sequence by pattern analysis in order to choose a resulting action For network packets, classification could be as simple as looking up a destination address, or as complicated as extracting numerous fields and applying a complex analysis algorithm
To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters
Classification is a method of assigning retention/disposition rules to records Similar to the declare function, this can be a completely manual process or process-driven, depending on the particular implementation As a minimum, the user can be presented with a list of allowable file codes from a drop-down list (manual classification) Ideally, the desktop process/application can automate classification by triggering a file code selection from a property or characteristic of the process/application
assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
To separate the cause of indications into one of three categories, namely, anomalies, non-relevant conditions, or pipeline components
To sort according to their common elements, factors, or characteristics Includes giving that cluster a label that communicates those essential characteristics