Classification

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005124",
  "term": "Classification",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process of determining the sequence or order in which to arrange documents. See also ARRANGEMENT, FILE DESIGNATION.\n\n2. The process or result of identifying records containing national security information. See also CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, DECLASSIFICATION.\n\n3. A classification system separates items into classes or groups in order to organize items in a library collection, index, or database.\n\n4. Classification if the first step of an impact assessment and is the process of assigning inventory outputs into specific environmental impact categories.\n\n5. The process of assigning a resource unit to one of a set of classes defined by values of specified attributes. For example, forest sites will be classified into the designated forest types, depending on the species composition of the forest. Systematic arrangement of objects into groups or categories according to established criteria.\n\n6. Process of assigning a resource unit to one of a set of classes defined by values of specified attributes. For example, forest sites will be classified into the designated forest types, depending on the species composition of the forest. Systematic arrangement of objects into groups or categories according to established criteria.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Records Glossary",
    "Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO) Glossary",
    "Lifecycle Assessment Principles and Practices Glossary",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary",
    "EMAP Master Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/classification/"
}