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.

Origin of folksonomy

2000–05; blend of folks and taxonomy

Words nearby folksonomy

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