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classified, ppl. a.|ˈklæsɪfaɪd|
[f. classify v.]
a. Arranged in classes. Also as n. (esp. of advertisements).
1889T. Roosevelt Wks. (1926) XIV. 92, I expect from the President an extension of the classified service. 1890W. Booth In Darkest Eng. ii. vi. 227 Although each particular Blue Book may be admirably indexed, there is no classified index of the whole series. 1903A. B. Hart Actual Govt. 290 The act provides for the classification of clerks and other officers into four groups, according to their compensation: and hence the persons subject to competitive examination are said to be in the ‘classified service’. 1909‘O. Henry’ Options 6, I know every end of the business from editing to setting up the classified ads. 1937Discovery Jan. p. ii/1 Classified announcements are accepted at 1d. per word. 1961John o' London's 6 July 29/1 They proclaim their I.Q.s in the crosswords and bare their souls in the classifieds. 1964Listener 30 Apr. 726/3 Very socially ambitious men switch from the theatre reviews to the classified results because soccer is in vogue.
b. Of a road: (see quot. 1954).
[1919Act 9 & 10 Geo. V c. 50 §17(2) For the purpose of advances for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of roads, the Minister may..classify roads in such a manner as he thinks fit.] 1935City of Oxford Council Rep. 1 Mar. 400 Classified Roads. Reconstruction of Rose Hill from Henley Avenue to City boundary. 1954Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 8 Classified road, in Great Britain, a highway classified under the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919, according to its relative importance for through communication.
c. Classified as secret for reasons of national security and forbidden to be disclosed except to specified persons. Also transf.
1944Amer. N. & Q. July 54/1 Classified (Army usage), referring to the degree to which the use of a document of an intelligence nature is permitted (restricted, confidential, and top secret). 1949N.Y. Herald Trib. 24 Oct., The B-47 will combine characteristics which are still classified, with range equivalent to the B-29 range. 1955Times 25 Aug. 5/3 A party of American and Canadian scientists..are to go to Harwell..for a ‘classified’ visit. The visit yesterday was ‘unclassified’, meaning that all the information available is off the secret list. 1957‘N. Shute’ On Beach iii. 99 ‘But that's classified information.’ ‘What does that mean?’ ‘Secret.’ Ibid. viii. 253 To leave a ship like that, full of classified gear. 1966Electronics 3 Oct. 134 Little can be said about the electronic equipment because MOL is classified. |