A non-governmental organization that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures.

(metadata) The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics which the objects have in common.

The subdiscipline of soil science that deals with the systematic categorization of soils based on distinguishing characteristics developed during soil genesis as well as criteria that dictate choices in land use and soil management.

A competition held as part of a cycle race in which the riders are awarded points for being among the first few to pass certain pre-selected sprint points along the course. The leader (or winner) in the competition wears a special sprints jersey.

(chemistry, geology) a classification of the chemical elements into groups according to the part of the Earth where they tend to concentrate.

A competition held as part of a cycling stage race in which the riders are awarded points depending on how high they finish in each of the separate stages. The leader in the competition wears a special points jersey.

The overall standings in a bicycle stage race, based on a rider's total elapsed time in all stages of the race with the lowest time being the leader.

A scheme for the ordering of things such as stellar objects, minerals, forms of life, or personality types according to characteristics that are discernible and testable by scientific methods.

plural of scientific classification

(rail transport, US) a railroad yard where incoming freight trains are sorted into various sidings.