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Definition: A taxonomy is a classification scheme for a web site’s content. It specifies categories to which any individual piece of content may belong and may also define the logical relationships between categories.

Examples: A taxonomy for a news site might specify that all movie reviews belong to the category ‘Movies’ and all content in ‘Movies’, might belong to the larger category ‘Arts’, which would also include sub-categories like ‘Books’, ‘Music’, and ‘Theatre.’

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