arranged or distributed in classes or according to class

We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.

of or designating the part or parts of a publication that contain advertisements or lists arranged by category

Look under plumbers in the classified pages of the telephone book. He found a job for a typist in the classified section of the newspaper.

(of information, a document, etc.)

bearing the designation classified.

available only to authorized persons. Compare classification ( def. 5 ) .

confidential or secret

The firm's promotional budget for next year is classified information.

identified as belonging to a specific group or category, as one to which benefits or restrictions apply

Classified buildings are eligible for state-funded restoration. The bank has a list of classified customers to whom it will not make large loans.

classified ad.

adjective

confidential , private , restricted , secret , privileged , labelled , sorted , typed