post-coordinate
/ˌpəʊs(t)kəʊˈɔːdɪnət/(also post co-ordinate, post-co-ordinate, postcoordinate) Library Science
adjective
Designating or relating to an indexing language or retrieval system employing terms denoting fundamental concepts or subject areas, which may be combined in any order to specify more complex concepts when a search request is formulated during information retrieval.
Origin
1960s. From post- + co-ordinate. Compare pre-coordinate.