descriptor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
noun a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe.

These were not, as you might infer, the first descriptors that leapt to mind whenever I thought of Bill. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
I suggest we consider the position that each of us in actual fact is working for the establishment, if I may use such a politically pass descriptor." — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau

form, word form, signifier

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