Term: Category

A division of a classification scheme (see entry), marked by a symbol consisting of a Roman numeral, an Arabic numeral, a letter of the alphabet, or a mixed symbol combining a letter and a number. The category corresponds to an abstract partition derived from the analysis of an institution’s competences, but does not necessarily coincide with a single competence: it may refer to a subject area, to a type of record, and so on. It may itself be further subdivided into subcategories.