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descriptor

noun

A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
R
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
15

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈskɹɪptə(ɹ)

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Definitions

noun

  1. A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

noun

  1. 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”

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The inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached

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