descriptor
nounAU, UK /dɪˈskɹɪp.tə/ · CA, US /dɪˈskɹɪp.təɹ/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe.
› That which describes; a word, phrase, etc.…
1
Computing, Engineering, Human sciences, Information science, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
2
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
- Derived terms
- file descriptor, segment descriptor, stereodescriptor
- Related terms
- identifier