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descriptor

de·scrip·tor [ di skríptər ] (plural de·scrip·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
something used to categorize records: a word or phrase used to categorize records in a database so that all records containing the key can be retrieved together

[Mid-20th century. < Latin, "describer" < descript- (see description)]
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