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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TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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