{"id":1758,"slug":"flowhunt-faceted-search-plain-language-glossary","title":"FlowHunt (vendor glossary) — faceted search plain-language: filter by multiple attributes simultaneously vs single-attribute filter","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["information-architecture","faceted-search"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Faceted search, plainly: filtering across multiple independent attributes/facets simultaneously — e.g., filtering items that are under $50, red, size medium, AND a specific brand all at once, versus a simple filter that handles one attribute at a time.\n\n**Source:** FlowHunt glossary, \"Faceted Search,\" undated (accessed June 2026).\n\n**Confidence:** Industry-consensus. **Note:** this is a vendor glossary; corroborated by [[sciencedirect-faceted-search-definition]] and [[nngroup-faceted-search-refinement-definition]].\n\n**Why this matters for Candid:** Plain-language phrasing useful when explaining to non-technical SMB clients why a multi-facet filter is meaningfully different from a basic dropdown.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"sciencedirect-faceted-search-definition","title":"ScienceDirect — faceted search definition: progressive refinement by independent facets/attributes","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"nngroup-faceted-search-refinement-definition","title":"Nielsen Norman Group — faceted search refines a large content set; controls + results displayed simultaneously","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-searchable-structured-catalogue-working-tool-june-2026","title":"Research brief: the searchable, structured catalogue as a working tool — when records-not-prose pays off (June 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-21T13:17:12.581Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T13:17:12.581Z"}