Dewey Decimal System

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Dewey Decimal System [ˈdjuːɪ]

(Library Science & Bibliography) a frequently used system of library book classification and arrangement with ten main subject classes Also called decimal classification Abbreviation DDS

[named after Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), US educator who invented the system]

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Dewey decimal system - a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number

decimal system of classification, Dewey decimal classification

classification system - a system for classifying things

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It's the stuff of legend among caretakers of books organized by the Dewey Decimal System.

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Marion the hedgehog decides to research being a librarian, and teaches her friend the basic categorizations of the Dewey Decimal System, and how to use it to look up books by subject

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To keep track of over 3000 items in their aisles of materials inventory, they designed a storage and recording system modeled on the time-honored Dewey decimal system used in libraries--three numerals, a dot, two more numerals, another dot, and three final numerals.

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