controlled vocabulary

English

Noun

controlled vocabulary (plural controlled vocabularies)

1. (information science) A carefully selected set of terms, such as words and phrases, such that each concept from the domain of discourse is described using only one term in the set and each term in the set describes only one concept.

Usage notes

• A member of the set is called an authorized term, or in the context of an index an index term.

Translations

carefully selected set of terms

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 受控詞表 / 受控词表 (shòukòng cíbiǎo)

• Czech: řízený slovník m
• Finnish: kontrolloitu sanasto
• Indonesian: kosakata terkendali
• Malay: perbendaharaan kata terkawal
• Tagalog: supil na sansalitaan