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- Dictionaryclassified/ˈklasɪfʌɪd/
adjective
- 1. arranged in classes or categories: "a classified catalogue of books"
- 2. (of information or documents) designated as officially secret and accessible only to authorized people: "classified information on nuclear experiments"
noun
- 1. small advertisements placed in a newspaper and organized in categories.
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adjective. uk / ˈklæsɪfaɪd / us. Add to word list. classified documents and information are officially kept secret and can only be seen by people who have high authority or special permission: Security employees discovered that classified information and passwords had been leaked onto the internet. classified evidence / material / records.
The meaning of CLASSIFIED is divided into classes or placed in a class. How to use classified in a sentence.
to divide things or people into groups according to their type, or to say which group or type something or someone belongs to: The books in the library are classified by subject. Biologists classify animals and plants into different groups. be classified as children who are classified as overweight. Compare. class verb.
Classified definition: arranged or distributed in classes or according to class. See examples of CLASSIFIED used in a sentence.
Definition of 'classified' Word Frequency. classified. (klæsɪfaɪd ) adjective. Classified information or documents are officially secret. He has a security clearance that allows him access to classified information. The document was highly classified and circulated to a very limited group of people. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1. : to arrange in classes (see class entry 1 sense 3) classifying books according to subject matter. 2. : to consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group. The movie is classified as a comedy. The vehicle is classified as a truck. classifiable. ˌkla-sə-ˈfī-ə-bəl. adjective. Synonyms. assort. break down. categorize. class.
When you classify things, you arrange or sort them into groups, or classes — once this is done, they are classified. Your science book might include sections on animals, classified by species. Sometimes information is categorized as "top-secret," which is another meaning of classified: "I can't show you the classified documents.
