DESCRIPTOR

descriptor

(noun) a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

form, word form, signifier, 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

descriptor (plural descriptors)

That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.

(computing) The name of a category of data in an information storage and retrieval system.

Synonyms

• (information science): index term

Anagrams

• discerptor, predictors

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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