descriptor

noun

de·​scrip·​tor di-ˈskrip-tər 

: something (such as a word or characteristic feature) that serves to describe or identify

especially : a word or phrase (such as an index term) used to identify an item (such as a subject or document) in an information retrieval system

Examples of descriptor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And now, whatever the Utah Jazz are up to requires a new descriptor: Experimenting. —Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

All descriptors aside, Kentucky Nectar was truly a labor of love. —Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Meaning, a block of Google’s bid for Wiz will rightly earn for Donald Trump the anti-business descriptor that formerly described Joe Biden well. —John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

In 2023, King also wrapped a two-season stint as part of the main cast of the Amazon original series With Love — the title for which also doubles as an apt descriptor of King's approach to spreading ANTM's legacy. —EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see describe

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing descriptor

• self-descriptor