cataloguing
/ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈætəlˌɔɡɪŋ] /ˈkæt̬.əl.ɑːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈætəlˌɔɡɪŋ] /ˈka-tə-ˌlȯg How to pronounce catalog (audio) -ˌläg/ (ame, mw)
cataloguing — verb
- cataloguingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cataloguings3rd person singular
- cataloguinging-ing form
- cataloguingedpast simple
1. writing down items one by one, often with short descriptions, so the whole group
writing down items one by one, often with short descriptions, so the whole group can be looked through, searched, or sorted later.
Sahil spent the summer cataloguing every fossil in the museum's basement storage.
cataloguing + concrete noun-phrase object
Volunteers are cataloguing the donated books by author, language, and year of publication.
cataloguing + object + by + criteria
The new software helps small shops with cataloguing thousands of products in under a week.
Naoko began cataloguing her grandfather's old photographs after the move to Kyoto.
Rangers are cataloguing each rare plant along the trail before construction begins.
- indexing
narrower — making a searchable index, often alphabetical, rather than a full descriptive list
- documenting
broader — recording any kind of information, not necessarily as a list
- inventorying
focused on counting stock or assets, less on descriptive detail
- discarding
throwing items away rather than recording them for reference
文法句型
catalogue + noun phrase
catalogue + noun phrase + as + noun
用法筆記
Object is usually a countable group meant for later reference — collections, archives, species, products. Frequently appears as a present participle or gerund after 'began', 'finished', 'busy', or 'help with'.
常見錯誤
cataloguing — noun
1. the activity of putting items into an ordered list with short descriptions, usua
the activity of putting items into an ordered list with short descriptions, usually so libraries, museums, or businesses can find each item again.
The cataloguing of the new art donations will take Eitan's team three months to finish.
the cataloguing of + noun phrase
Library cataloguing has become much faster since most records moved into shared databases.
noun + cataloguing as compound
Anong took a short course on museum cataloguing before applying for the curator role.
After the flood, accurate cataloguing of the damaged items helped staff claim full insurance.
- indexing
narrower — building a search list, often alphabetical, without full descriptive entries
- classification
broader — sorting items into groups, with or without writing them down
文法句型
the cataloguing of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable: 'the cataloguing' or 'cataloguing of X', not 'a cataloguing'. Often modified by an institution noun — 'library cataloguing', 'museum cataloguing', 'film cataloguing'.