decimal classification

American  

noun

1. Dewey decimal classification.

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decimal classification British  

noun

1. another term for Dewey Decimal System

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Etymology

Origin of decimal classification

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In 1876, he published A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library, which outlined what would become known as the Dewey decimal classification – a system which is now used by libraries throughout the English-speaking world.

From The Guardian

He's most famous for inventing the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which is still widely used in libraries around the world.

From Los Angeles Times

In seventh or eighth grade, Riverside students were required to take a library instruction course, which covered the basics of the Dewey Decimal classification system, a numerical code that mandates how books are placed in specific categories and put on shelves accordingly.

From Washington Times

Librarian Dave Sheppard organizes the library more like a bookstore rather than using the Dewey Decimal Classification.

From Washington Times

The Dewey Decimal Classification System, this iconoclast decided, would not do, so he devised his own.

From Time