Definition of Classified
Classified
clas·si·fied
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
organized and divided/placed into categories or classes;
e.g. The classified shelves in the library contain books arranged according to their authors' names.
(adjective)
secret or private, often officially declared so, and thus only accessible to certain people;
e.g. She placed the classified documents in the filing cabinet and locked the door.
(noun)
an advertisement published in a newspaper, placed into a category with others based on subject (often used in the plural as "classifieds");
e.g. He placed an ad in the classifieds announcing that he was selling his car.
(verb)
organized people or things by dividing them into categories or classes based on various characteristics that they share, or assigning them to a particular category/class;
e.g. The musicians were classified according to the instruments they played. He is classified as an expert in the field due to his long experience.
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