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folksonomy

Syllabification: (folk·son·o·my)
Pronunciation: /ˌfōkˈsänəmē/
Definition of folksonomy

noun (plural folksonomies)

  • a user-generated system of classifying and organizing online content into different categories by the use of metadata such as electronic tags.

Origin:

early 21st century: blend of folks (see folk) and taxonomy

folksonomy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of folksonomy in the British & World English dictionary