descriptor (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *descriptor*:
NOUN	communication	descriptor, form, word form, signifier	the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
NOUN	cognition	descriptor	a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

English > *descriptor*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.
Synonyms	form, word form, signifier
Category	linguistics	The scientific study of language
Narrower	abbreviation	A shortened form of a word or phrase
	acronym, initialism	A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
	citation form, main entry word, entry word	The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
	etymon, root	A simple form inferred / inferred / inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
	ghost word	A word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error
	plural, plural form	The form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
	singular, singular form	The form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
Broader	word	A unit of language that native speakers can identify
Spanish	descriptor, forma, significante
Catalan	descriptor, forma, significant

English > *descriptor*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system.
Category	computer science, computing	The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Broader	information	knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Spanish	descriptor
Catalan	descriptor

HyperDic: descriptor