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

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
Saint Augustine