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Product taxonomy

Meaning in e-commerce, with examples

nounCommon term

In e-commerce, product taxonomy means: A structured system of categories and subcategories used to classify products in a catalog.

In Turkish: ürün sınıflandırma yapısı

How it is used

Catalog teams maintain a product taxonomy so related goods sit in consistent groups and customers can navigate the range.

Example sentences

  1. Our product taxonomy places camping lanterns under outdoor lighting rather than home decor.

    The hierarchy determines the product's category context within the catalog.

  2. We revised the product taxonomy before adding a separate category for refill packs.

    A new category should fit the wider classification rather than create an isolated label.

Common collocations

  • product taxonomy hierarchy
  • maintain a product taxonomy
  • product taxonomy structure
  • product catalogThe full set of products a business sells, together with their information such as names, categories, prices, variants and images.
  • category pageA page that shows a group of related products, such as 'women's shoes', usually as a grid that shoppers can sort and filter.

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