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descriptor in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
    descriptor 
  2. 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"
    form  word form  signifier  descriptor 
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descriptor in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (computing) The name of a category of data in an information storage and retrieval system.
  2. (noun) (information science) A word that describes the subject of an article or book.
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