What is the meaning of categorization?

A group of people or things arranged by class or category.
- synonyms: classification, categorisation
The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.
- synonyms: classification, categorisation, sorting
The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.
- synonyms: categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment

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APA	WordNet. (2010). categorization. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/categorization/definitions/1193066
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "categorization" http://smartdefine.org/categorization/definitions/1193066 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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MLA	WordNet. "categorization" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/categorization/definitions/1193066>

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