descriptor.
That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.