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Meaning of "subject heading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBJECT HEADING

subject heading  [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt ˈhɛdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBJECT HEADING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subject heading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBJECT HEADING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Index term

An index term, subject term, subject heading, or descriptor, in information retrieval, is a term that captures the essence of the topic of a document. Index terms make up a controlled vocabulary for use in bibliographic records. They are an integral part of bibliographic control, which is the function by which libraries collect, organize and disseminate documents. They are used as keywords to retrieve documents in an information system, for instance, a catalog or a search engine. A popular form of keywords on the web are tags which are directly visible and can be assigned by non-experts also. Index terms can consist of a word, phrase, or alphanumerical term. They are created by analyzing the document either manually with subject indexing or automatically with automatic indexing or more sophisticated methods of keyword extraction. Index terms can either come from a controlled vocabulary or be freely assigned. Keywords are stored in a search index. Common words like articles and conjunctions are not treated as keywords because it is inefficient to do so.

Definition of subject heading in the English dictionary

The definition of subject heading in the dictionary is a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBJECT HEADING


bandspreading
ˈbændˌsprɛdɪŋ
bedding
ˈbɛdɪŋ
embedding
ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ
featherbedding
ˈfɛðəˌbɛdɪŋ
heading
ˈhɛdɪŋ
homesteading
ˈhəʊmˌstɛdɪŋ
interbedding
ˌɪntəˈbɛdɪŋ
mistreading
ˌmɪsˈtrɛdɪŋ
outredding
ˈaʊtˌrɛdɪŋ
Redding
ˈrɛdɪŋ
shedding
ˈʃɛdɪŋ
sledding
ˈslɛdɪŋ
steading
ˈstɛdɪŋ
subheading
ˈsʌbˌhɛdɪŋ
wedding
ˈwɛdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBJECT HEADING

subject
subject catalogue
subject index
subject matter
subject pronoun
subject to
subject-raising
subjectability
subjectable
subjectification
subjectified
subjectifies
subjectify
subjection
subjective
subjective idealism
subjective intension
subjective probability
subjectively
subjectiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBJECT HEADING

adding
beading
degrading
downloading
fading
grading
insider trading
invading
lading
leading
loading
misleading
pleading
proofreading
reading
recommended reading
roading
shading
trading
unloading
wading

Synonyms and antonyms of subject heading in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subject heading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBJECT HEADING

Find out the translation of subject heading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subject heading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subject heading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主题词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encabezamiento de materia
570 millions of speakers

English

subject heading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्षक विषय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موضوع البند
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предметная рубрика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeçalho de assunto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিষয় শীর্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous réserve rubrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tajuk subjek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betreff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

件名標目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주제명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Judhul subyek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đề mục của quyển sách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாடத்தலைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विषय शीर्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konu başlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di soggetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Temat nagłówek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

предметна рубрика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rubrica subiect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέμα τίτλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderwerp opskrif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ämnesord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emneord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subject heading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBJECT HEADING»

The term «subject heading» is regularly used and occupies the 74.365 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of subject heading
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «subject heading».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBJECT HEADING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «subject heading» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «subject heading» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subject heading

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBJECT HEADING»

Discover the use of subject heading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subject heading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Library Of Congress Subject Headings: Principles And Application
Presents the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system, now fully updated to address LCSH in the electronic environment.
Lois Mai Chan, 2005
2
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application
Explains the system. Also deals in detail with the application of LC subject headings on LC MARC records.
Lois Mai Chan, 1995
3
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application
Explains the system. Also deals in detail with the application of LC subject headings on LC MARC records.
Lois Mai Chan, 1995
4
Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: An ...
References used in this subject heading list are similar to those in both LCSH and the Sears list USE Use the name or term(s) following USE instead of the name or listed term. UF The name or term listed is Used For (in place of) the name or ...
Joanna F. Fountain, 2001
5
Subject Heading Changes 1965-1964 [!].
In 1965 when the Index to Dental Literature was first produced by computer as a joint effort of the American Dental Association and the National Library of Medicine there was a necessarily abrupt readjustment in the subject headings used ...
‎1965
6
Subject Cataloging: Critiques and Innovations
(Williamson) 89 ISKRA (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) 21 ISRAELI-ARAB RELATIONS (HCL subject heading assignment) 179-181 ISRAELI-ARAB RELATIONS (proposed subject heading) 186 Israeli literature cataloging ...
Sanford Berman, 1984
7
Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records
Although the genealogist — or any other library user — does not need the cataloger's knowledge of subject headings to use a library effectively, some understanding of subject heading practices will enable one to become better versed in ...
Kory Leland Meyerink, 1998
8
Starting, Managing, and Promoting the Small Library
Subject heading lists One of the secrets to providing subject access for users while conserving the time of the librarian is to use an existing subject heading list that can serve as the basis for organizing the library's collection. Two of the best ...
Robert A. Berk, 1989
9
Manheimer's Cataloging and Classification, Fourth Edition, ...
For the subject heading "Communicable diseases," the "RT" subject heading " Epidemics" is considered neither broader nor narrower than the heading " Communicable diseases." Thus, in a card catalog, references would be made from the ...
Jerry Saye, 1999
10
Subject Analysis in Online Catalogs
Form. Headings;. Subject. Headings. In daily language the term "subject heading " is often used loosely and generi- cally. Most "subject" headings are true subject headings, that is, intended to ...
Hope A. Olson, John J. Boll, 2001

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBJECT HEADING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subject heading is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Morbid Email Subject Heading of the Week: "George Jones Alive …
Leave it a PR email to remind us that Jones is alive with the email heading "George Jones Alive and Touring Through the Fall." They could have left it at "George ... «Houston Press, Sep 12»
2
'Whaddaya Got?' Finding Graphic Novels in an Academic Library
Another discovery tool is the Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): a string of terms that describe the content of a book, and can direct readers to other ... «Publishers Weekly, Nov 10»
3
The Dewey Dilemma
In many ways, it fuses the functions of subject headings with classification. Many bookstores work with the categories to organize their shelves, but the ... «Library Journal, Oct 09»

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