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 Definitions of Descriptor  [ɪˈskrɪp tər]  

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Definition of 'Descriptor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) descriptor
a significant term used to categorize or locate material in an index or information retrieval system.

Etymology:  (1960–65)

Definition of 'Descriptor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) form, word form, signifier, descriptor
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
"the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

2. (noun) descriptor
a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system



'Descriptor' - Nearby Entries  

descriptive  descriptive linguistics  descriptively  descriptor  descry  descurainia  descurainia pinnata  



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