de|scrip|tor

de|scrip|tor
de|scrip|tor «dih SKRIHP tuhr, -tr», noun.
1. a word, phrase, or symbol that identifies a particular subject in the storage unit of a computer: »

When a research worker wants to extract from the microfilm all the material bearing on a certain item of information, he punches the descriptors defining this item on a card and inserts the card in the machine (Scientific American).

2. a subject heading or key word.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • descriptor — de·scrip·tor …   English syllables

  • Rescriptor — Re·scrip·tor (re skripґtor) trademark for a preparation of delavirdine mesylate …   Medical dictionary

  • Rescriptor — Re·scrip·tor (rē skrĭpʹtər) A trademark for the drug delavirdine. * * * …   Universalium

  • inscriptor — in|scrip|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • descriptor — de•scrip•tor [[t]dɪˈskrɪp tər[/t]] n. cmp a significant term used to categorize or locate material in an index or information retrieval system • Etymology: 1960–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

  • de — de·magnetization; de·magnetize; de·mand·able; de·mand·ant; de·manganize; de·man·i·an; de·man·sia; de·man·toid; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor; de·march; de·marche; de·mar·ga·rin·ate; de·mark; de·mast; de·materialize; de·mat·i·a·ce·ae; …   English syllables

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