descriptor

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptə(ɹ)/

Noun

descriptor (plural descriptors)

1. That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
   1. (computing) The name of a category of data in an information storage and retrieval system.
   2. (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

• Finnish: kuvaaja (fi)
• Japanese: 記述語 (きじゅつご, kijutsu-go)
• Portuguese: descritor (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: descriptor n

computing: name of a category of data

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

information science — see index term

Anagrams

• discerptor, predictors

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Spanish

Noun

descriptor m (plural descriptores)

1. descriptor

Derived terms

• descriptores de categorías (“grade-level descriptors”) (education)