descriptor
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptə(ɹ)/
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.
- (information science) A word that describes the subject of an article or book; an index term.
Synonyms
- (information science): index term
Derived terms
- file descriptor
- segment descriptor
Translations
that which describes
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computing: name of a category of data
information science — see index term
Spanish
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