Synonyms of classification

1. categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment, grouping: usage: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
2. classification, categorization, categorisation, arrangement: usage: a group of people or things arranged by class or category
3. classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting, basic cognitive process: usage: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
4. classification, restriction, confinement: usage: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people