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Noun: descriptor  di'skreeptu(r)
  1. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    - form, word form, signifier
     
  2. A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

Derived forms: descriptors

Type of: information, word

Encyclopedia: Descriptor

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Descurainia
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