Folksonomy

noun/fˈoʊksˈɑnʌmi/tech
Definition
a user-generated system of classifying and organizing online content into different categories by the use of metadata such as electronic tags.
Etymology
Blend of folk +‎ taxonomy.
In a sentence
  • Tags in the wiki evolved as a folksonomy rather than a controlled taxonomy.
Tags
Source
Notes/vocab.csv
added 2026-03-06