Associations to the word «Descriptor»
Noun
- Byte
- Unix
- Metadata
- Annotation
- File
- Aroma
- Socket
- Tasting
- Questionnaire
- Indexing
- Keyword
- Hog
- Odour
- Deployment
- Interrupt
- Header
- Identifier
- Schema
- Queue
- Kernel
- Semantic
- Parameter
- Retention
- Attribute
- Determinant
- Directory
- Retrieval
- Vas
- Offset
- Segment
- Adjective
- Selector
- Java
- Mcgill
- Claimant
- Buffer
- Surf
- Pointer
- Pixel
- Regression
- Meta
- Atm
- Texture
- Scaling
- Similarity
- Variability
- Vector
- Detector
- Trait
- Index
- Graph
- Validation
- Flavour
- Gradient
- Variance
- Multimedia
- Intensity
- Processor
- Api
- Specification
- Data
- Approximation
Adjective
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
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.