How should I refer to these two groups of filters?

1. What are the two categories of filters?
2. What are the two types of filters in Excel?
3. What is a filter group?

What are the two categories of filters?

Passive and Active Filters

Filters can be placed in one of two categories: passive or active. Passive filters include only passive components—resistors, capacitors, and inductors. In contrast, active filters use active components, such as op-amps, in addition to resistors and capacitors, but not inductors.

What are the two types of filters in Excel?

The two types of filters

Using AutoFilter, you can create two types of filters: by a list value or by criteria. Each of these filter types is mutually exclusive for each range of cells or column table.

What is a filter group?

Definition. A filter group comprises one or more filters. Filter groups enable you to define complex conditions for filtering messages. Several filter groups can be defined for one message. A filter is always assigned to a filter group.