Dictionary

descriptor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

dĭ-skrĭp′tər
/dɪˈskɹɪp.tə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
/dəˈskɹəp.tə/ (New-Zealand)
/dɪˈskɹɪp.tʌɾ/ (Scotland)
(Southern-England) audio
/dɪˈskɹɪp.təɾ/ (Scotland)
/dɪˈskɹɪp.təɹ/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe.

Meanings

That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description. ▸ A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description. ▸ A word or expression used to describe or identify something.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
descriptors	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

file descriptor · segment descriptor · stereodescriptor

identifier

Synonyms

index term

Translations (21)

pt descritor (that which describes) · ro descriptor (that which describes) · ms penerang (name associated with data or documents) · id deskriptor (that which describes) · pl deskryptor (word or expression used to describe or identify something) · es descriptor (that which describes) · fi asiasana (name associated with data or documents) · pl deskryptor (that which describes) · pl deskryptor (name associated with data or documents) · fi kuvaaja (that which describes) · de Deskriptor (name associated with data or documents) · fi kuvailusana (word or expression used to describe or identify something) · es descriptor (name associated with data or documents) · hu deszkriptor (name associated with data or documents) · it descrittore (name associated with data or documents) · ms pemerihal (name associated with data or documents) · fi kuvain (name associated with data or documents) · ms petunjuk (that which describes) · ja 記述語 (that which describes) · ms pemerihal (that which describes) · id deskriptor (name associated with data or documents)