descriptor
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
descriptor (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 edit
Translations edit
that which describes
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name associated with data or documents
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Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French descripteur.
Noun edit
descriptor m (plural descriptori)
Declension edit
Declension of descriptor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) descriptor | descriptorul | (niște) descriptori | descriptorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) descriptor | descriptorului | (unor) descriptori | descriptorilor |
vocative | descriptorule | descriptorilor |
Spanish edit
Noun edit
descriptor m (plural descriptores)
Derived terms edit
- descriptores de categorías (“grade-level descriptors”) (education)
Further reading edit
- “descriptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014