classification system

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   a system for classifying things

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Questions about classification system

What does classification system mean?

classification system means "a system for classifying things".

Is classification system a common word?

classification system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.