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descriptor

[ dih-skrip-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a significant word or phrase used to categorize or describe text or other material, especially when indexing or in an information retrieval system.
Computers. a data item that stores the attributes of some other datum:
a task descriptor.

First recorded in 1930–35, for an earlier sense; describe + -tor, with vowel change and devoicing by analogy with similar Latin derivatives

The de facto descriptor when it comes to the allure of Gina Gershon is “sultry.”

James McAvoy—as if you need any more descriptor other than just… James McAvoy.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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