"subject heading" meaning in All languages combined

See subject heading on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subject headings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} subject heading (plural subject headings)
  1. (information science) The name of a category in which a bibliographical record is included. Categories (topical): Information science Related terms: index term, descriptor, subject term, authorized term

Inflected forms

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