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
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None of them are helpful or interesting descriptors for music, and all of them are disrespectful to Black history.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Users receive up to three musical phases, displayed with descriptors, genres and artists.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2024
Ask yourself which Americans are most enamored of crypto, and a few descriptors may come to mind: Millennials.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
This is the descriptor from NBC for Grosse Pointe Garden Society, the upcoming drama from the creators of Good Girls.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Users receive up to three musical phases, displayed with descriptors, genres and artists.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2024
Ask yourself which Americans are most enamored of crypto, and a few descriptors may come to mind: Millennials.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
This is the descriptor from NBC for Grosse Pointe Garden Society, the upcoming drama from the creators of Good Girls.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Descriptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descriptor. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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