Associations to the word «Descriptor»

Wiktionary

DESCRIPTOR, noun. That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
DESCRIPTOR, noun. (computing) The name of a category of data in an information storage and retrieval system.
DESCRIPTOR, noun. (information science) A word that describes the subject of an article or book.

Dictionary definition

DESCRIPTOR, noun. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached".
DESCRIPTOR, noun. A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system.

Wise words

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