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A controlled vocabulary is an established list of standardized terminology for use in indexing and retrieval of information. An example of a controlled vocabulary is subject headings used to describe [..]

Standardized terms used to describe topics. In databases they are found in the subject headings or descriptors and can be used to help you search for information. (Unit 4> A Primer on Databases and [..]

A controlled vocabulary makes a database easier to search by drawing together all of the different words and phrases used to describe a concept under a single word or phrase. Synonyms are also listed [..]

An established list of preferred terms from which a cataloger or indexer must select when assigning subject headings or descriptors in a bibliographic record, to indicate the content of the work in a [..]

A controlled vocabulary is set of terms that a technical writer is permitted to use. The purpose of a controlled vocabulary is to make text as clear as possible. Refer also to ASD Simplified Technical [..]

An alphabetical list containing terms or headings that are authorised or controlled so that only one heading or form of heading is allowed to represent a particular concept or name.

A managed list of terms. In the context of vocabularies, management typically includes careful selection of terms, maintenance of terms over time (i.e. addition, deprecation, modification), and presentation of the vocabulary in an accessible format. Related GuideSynonyms: Controlled Vocabularies, CV, CVs

A carefully selected list of words and phrases which are used to tag units of information (document or work) so that they may be more easily retrieved by a search. Vocabularies may be flat (single lev [..]

A specified list of terms developed by creators of catalogs and databases to ensure precise and comprehensive searching. The terms chosen will vary from database to database. (See also Descriptors and Subject Heading)

It is a list of terms that have been explicitly enumerated. This list is controlled by and is available from a controlled vocabulary registration authority. All terms in a controlled vocabulary should [..]

It is a lexicon built in a linear format. This list is similar to subject headings and includes pre-coordinated terms. Searches are performed by choosing from a list (facets). Example: Library Congres [..]

A listing of words or terms which can be used as subject headings or descriptors in a particular database.

A prescribed set of consistently used and carefully defined terms.

A specified list of terms with a fixed and unalterable meaning, and from which a selection is made when Cataloging; Abstracting and Indexing; or searching BOOKS; JOURNALS AS TOPIC; and other documents [..]

Controlled vocabularies are used in indexes, subject headings , thesauri and taxonomies. Rather than presenting a free form natural language vocabulary where any term can be supplied, controlled vocab [..]

A knowledge organization system that deals with terms in a domain and is a collection of natural language (lexical) terms (i.e., values) explicitly allowed to be used to refer to aspects of the domain.

Broadly speaking, a CV can range from a short list of clearly defined, mutually exclusive, and exhaustive terms, which are the only choices for usage in a specific context (e.g., populating certain DD [..]

A set of subject terms, and rules for their use in assigning terms to materials for indexing and retrieval.

A series of terms or concepts which are tightly defined and used uniformly within data to ensure common meaning. This applies to concepts such as named locations, taxa, users, organisations, spatial d [..]

A restricted set of defined terms allowing the representation of complex information in a database.

  is used in metadata to help make like things appear together in searches.  In practice, thesauri of defined terms are developed by specialists (art historians, anthropologists, librarians, engineers, etc.) of terms to be used so that searches work better and provide the most relevant results.

A predefined list of terms from which a value must be selected. E.g., the controlled vocabularly for the “best contact method” question might be “e-mail”, “telephone”, and “text message”; because the vocabularly is controlled, no other answers would be allowed. Theodor Geisel famously wrote an entire book, _The Cat in the Hat_, using a controlled v [..]

Standardized terms used in searching a specific database."