noun
general description; exhaustive listing
Used in library science and classification contexts for a comprehensive record or catalog entry that covers all items in a category.
この目録では、各分野の総記が最初に置かれている。
In this catalog, the general description for each field is placed first.
図書館の分類では、総記は0類に分類されることが多い。
In library classification, general works are often classed under the 000s.