descriptor
English
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdescriptor (plural descriptors)
- That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
- (computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
- (linguistics) A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
Synonyms
edit- (information science): index term
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthat which describes
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name associated with data or documents
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Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editFrom Latin descriptor.
Adjective
editdescriptor (feminine descriptora, masculine plural descriptors, feminine plural descriptores)
Noun
editdescriptor m (plural descriptors)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “descriptor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “descriptor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French descripteur.
Noun
editdescriptor m (plural descriptori)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | descriptor | descriptorul | descriptori | descriptorii | |
genitive-dative | descriptor | descriptorului | descriptori | descriptorilor | |
vocative | descriptorule | descriptorilor |
Spanish
editNoun
editdescriptor m (plural descriptores)
Derived terms
edit- descriptores de categorías (“grade-level descriptors”) (education)
Further reading
edit- “descriptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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