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folksonomy

American  
[fohk-son-uh-mee] / foʊkˈsɒn ə mi /

noun

Computers.

plural

folksonomies

  1. 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

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

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Etymology

Origin of folksonomy

2000–05; blend of folks and taxonomy

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