cutter number
Definition
Unique alphanumeric code used by libraries as a part of Dewey decimal classification scheme for creating a call number for a publication. It allows books within a particular Dewey decimal number to be arranged in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Named after Charles Ammi Cutter (1837-1903), the US pioneer-librarian who invented it.
cutter number is in the Information & Knowledge Management and Printing, Packaging, & Publishing subjects.
cutter number appears in the definition of the following term: Dewey decimal classification (DDC)
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