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Meaning of classified

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

classified

adjective

Definitions

  1. Sorted into classes or categories

  2. Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.

    Example: We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.

  3. Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.

verb

Definitions

  1. To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

    Example: Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?

  2. To declare something a secret, especially a government secret

    Example: They decided to classify that information.