classifier

Definition

Someone who classifies.

Etymology

From classify + -er.

Example Sentences

• "He was a model of anal defensiveness: fastidious in his dress and appearance, a collector and putter of things in order, a classifier and labeler."
• "A classifier can have several types of extra information attached to it via a UML mechanism called adornments."
• "The owner scope of a feature specifies whether the feature appears in each instance of the classifier or whether there is just a single instance of the feature for all instances of the classifier."

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