Descriptor

//dɪˈskɹɪptə(ɹ)// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.; A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
  2. 2
    a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system wordnet
  3. 3
    That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.; A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
  4. 4
    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something wordnet

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