Arranges or organizes things into categories or classes based on their characteristics; puts information into restricted categories.
Third person singular present of 'classify,' from French 'classifier,' from Latin 'classis' (class) plus 'facere' (to make).
When the government 'classifies' information, it's using the same root word as organizing library books—both literally involve putting things into boxes we decide on.
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