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English
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- (information science): index term
Derived terms
Translations
that which describes
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name associated with data or documents
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin descriptor.
Adjective
descriptor (feminine descriptora, masculine plural descriptors, feminine plural descriptores)
Noun
descriptor m (plural descriptors)
Related terms
Further reading
- “descriptor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
- “descriptor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French descripteur.
Noun
descriptor m (plural descriptori)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | descriptor | descriptorul | descriptori | descriptorii | |
| genitive-dative | descriptor | descriptorului | descriptori | descriptorilor | |
| vocative | descriptorule | descriptorilor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
descriptor m (plural descriptores)
Derived terms
- descriptores de categorías (“grade-level descriptors”) (education)
Further reading
- “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