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descriptor

[ dih-skrip-ter ]

noun

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

    a task descriptor.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of descriptor1

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

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Example Sentences

I suggest using descriptors like “30s” and “intermediate hiking” to simplify the process—and make sure the group you’re interested in has recent offerings on its event page, as some can be outdated or inactive.

Many people surely still think of “exotic” as an objective descriptor.

The day may end up nearly 20 degrees above average, so “scorcher” could be an apt descriptor.

Keyword stuffing or “adding descriptors” to your name on Google My Business is when someone adds words to their business name on GMB that aren’t part of that business’s actual legal name.

There are two directions in which this descriptor incompletely overlaps with the current immigration situation.

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.

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