Folksonomy

Folksonomy

A collaboratively generated, open-ended labelling system that enables Internet users to categorise content such as Web pages, online photographs, and Web links. The freely chosen labels — called tags — help to improve search engine effectiveness because content is categorised using a familiar, accessible, and shared vocabulary.

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