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Definition of "category" []

  • A specifically defined division in a system of classification; a class. (noun)
  • A general class of ideas, terms, or things that mark divisions or coordinations within a conceptual scheme, especially: (noun)
  • Aristotle's modes of objective being, such as quality, quantity, or relation, that are inherent in everything. (noun)
  • Kant's modes of subjective understanding, such as singularity, universality, or particularity, that organize perceptions into knowledge. (noun)
  • A basic logical type of philosophical conception in post-Kantian philosophy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "category" in a sentence
  • "Dates in the URL might look appropriate for a true Blog, but %category%/%postname% is far more user friendly, and many visitors will instinctively know to trim the URL to see the category home page."
  • "Another question, how does WP chooses which category to use at %category%?"
  • "With respect to % category% not working in Apache 1. x, we got it working for 3 levels of category hierarchy by manually editing. htaccess and replacing the regexp where category would appear, namely"