As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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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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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