A way of organizing content by several independent attributes at once, so an item can be found through many combinations of filters. It is what powers filter panels like size, color, and price on a shopping site.
Synonyms
- faceted navigation
- faceted metadata
Related terms
In plain words
- sorting by several traits at once
- the filters down the side of a shop
- narrowing by many attributes
Usage example
Faceted classification let shoppers combine 'red', 'under $50', and 'in stock' to reach exactly what they wanted.
Don't confuse with…
- taxonomyA taxonomy is usually a single tree of categories; faceted classification lets items sit in many independent filter dimensions at once.
Categories
- Information architecture