label

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From Middle English label (“narrow band, strip of cloth”), from Old French label, lambel (Modern French: lambeau), from Old Frankish *labba (“torn piece of cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *lappōn, *lappô (“cloth stuff, rag, scraps, flap, dewlap, lobe, rabbit ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa (“rag, piece of cloth”), Old English læppa (“skirt, flap of a garment”). More at lap.

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label (plural labels)

  1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
    We laughed at her because she label was still on her new sweater.
    The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.
    Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
  2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
    Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
  3. A company that sells records.
    The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
  4. (computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
    Storage devices can be given by label or id.
  5. (computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.

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small ticket or sign giving information
name categorising someone as part of a group
company selling records

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

  1. (transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
    The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
  2. (transitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
    He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.

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put a ticket or sign on
give a label to in order to categorise

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From English label.

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  • IPA: /ˈleːbəl/

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label n. (plural labels, diminutive labeltje)

  1. quality label
    Max Havelaar is het bekendste fair-tradelabel.
    Max Havelaar is the most well-known fair-trade label.
  2. music label

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label m. (plural labels)

  1. quality label
  2. music label

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