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LISTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does listing mean? 

LISTING (noun)
  The noun LISTING has 2 senses:

1. a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)play

2. the act of making a list of itemsplay

  Familiarity information: LISTING used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LISTING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

list; listing

Hypernyms ("listing" is a kind of...):

database (an organized body of related information)

Meronyms (parts of "listing"):

item; point (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "listing"):

posting ((bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records)

hit parade (a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time)

index (an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)

key (a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations)

key (a list of answers to a test)

inventory; stock list (a detailed list of all the items in stock)

mailing list (a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed)

flag; masthead (a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.)

computer menu; menu ((computer science) a list of options available to a computer user)

necrology (a list of people who died recently)

play list; playlist (a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio)

portfolio (a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution)

grocery list; shopping list (a list of heterogenous items that someone wants)

price list (a listing of prices for different goods or services)

push-down list; push-down stack; stack (a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO))

queue ((information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted)

roll; roster (a list of names)

schedule (an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur)

shopping list (a list of items to be purchased)

short list; shortlist (a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen)

sick list (a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc))

slate; ticket (a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices)

standing (an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event)

wish list (a list of events that you wish would occur)

checklist (a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted)

agenda; agendum; order of business (a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting))

A-list (a list of names of specially favored people)

bibliography (a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.))

bill (a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare))

black book; blacklist; shitlist (a list of people who are out of favor)

calendar (a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc))

calorie chart (a list of foods and information about their caloric content)

canon (a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church)

catalog; catalogue (a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically)

character set (an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing)

chart ((usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music)

hit list (a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder))

class list; honours list (a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations)

codex (an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.)

contents; table of contents (a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start)

corrigenda (a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections)

credits (a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film))

criminal record; record (a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted)

directory ((computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk))

distribution list (list of names to whom a communication should be sent)

enumeration; numbering (a numbered list)

FAQ (a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers)

free list (a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs)

Derivation:

list (give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of)

list (enumerate)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of making a list of items

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

itemisation; itemization; listing

Hypernyms ("listing" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "listing"):

inventory; inventorying; stock-taking; stocktaking (making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand)

Derivation:

list (give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of)

list (enumerate)

list (include in a list)


 Context examples 


Listing of the genetic changes made deliberately in order to generate the animal model.

(Genotype Summary, NCI Thesaurus)

Published by the American Psychiatric Association, the DSM is a listing of currently recognized mental health disorders and their diagnostic criteria, for children and adults.

(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition, NCI Thesaurus)

A listing of genetic variations in genes important to cancer

(Genetic Annotation Index, NCI Thesaurus)

A listing of occupations that don't fall under another major heading.

(Miscellaneous Occupation, NCI Thesaurus)

A listing of the words used in some enterprise.

(Enterprise Vocabulary, NCI Thesaurus)

You seem to be taking care of everything you need by going through back channels rather than by listing your needs on a public forum or on social media.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The specification of a node (file or directory) in a hierarchical file system, usually specified by listing the nodes top-down.

(Pathname, NCI Thesaurus)

The act or process of developing or preparing a mixture of ingredients to create a desired end drug product, such as a specific flavor, aroma, or polymer; or the desired final drug product itself; also, a listing of the ingredients and composition of the dosage form.

(Drug Formulation Process, NCI Thesaurus)



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