LABEL

label, recording label

(noun) trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; “the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent”

label

(noun) a brief description given for purposes of identification; “the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture”

label

(noun) an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

label

(noun) a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

label

(verb) distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

label

(verb) distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

pronounce, label, judge

(verb) pronounce judgment on; “They labeled him unfit to work here”

label

(verb) assign a label to; designate with a label; “These students were labelled ‘learning disabled’”

tag, label, mark

(verb) attach a tag or label to; “label these bottles”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

label (plural labels)

A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

Synonyms: sign, tag, ticket

A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Synonyms: category, pigeonhole

(music) A company that sells records.

Synonym: record label

(computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.

(computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.

(heraldiccharge) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.

Synonym: lambel

(obsolete) A tassel.

A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.

A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.

(architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.

In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.

(graphical user interface) A non-interactive control or widget displaying text, often used to describe the purpose of another control.

Verb

label (third-person singular simple present labels, present participle (US) labeling or (UK) labelling, simple past and past participle (US) labeled or (UK) labelled)

(transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

(biochemistry) To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.

(biochemistry) To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro

Synonyms

• (put a ticket or sign on): tag, price

• (give a label to in order to categorise): categorise, compartmentalise, peg, pigeonhole; see also classify

Anagrams

• Abell, Beall, Bella, be-all

Source: Wiktionary

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La"bel, n. Etym: [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L.labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.]

1. A tassel. [Obs.] Huloet. Fuller.

2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package.

3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.

4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will.

5. (Her.)

Definition: A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living.

6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. Knight.

7. (Gothic Arch.)

Definition: The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval architecture. It always has a Arch. Pub. Soc.

8. In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. Fairholt.

La"bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled or Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Labeling or Labelling.]

1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.

2. To affix in or on a label. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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