Dictionary Check: descriptor

"descriptor" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

Example: "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
noun

a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

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