folksonomy
[ fohk-son-uh-mee ]
/ foʊkˈsɒn ə mi /
noun, plural folks·on·o·mies. Computers.
a classification system derived from user-generated electronic tags or keywords that annotate and describe online content: Imprecise folksonomies can hinder information retrieval.
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Words nearby folksonomy
folklorico,
folkloristics,
folkmoot,
folknik,
folkright,
folksonomy,
folksy,
folktronica,
folkways,
folky,
foll.
British Dictionary definitions for folksonomy
folksonomy
/ (fəʊkˈsɒnəmɪ) /
noun
a system of classification that makes use of terms that occur naturally in the language of users of the system
Word Origin for folksonomy
C21: from
folk +
taxonomy