descriptor

• Sustantivo que designa una palabra, frase o elemento de información almacenada que se utiliza para describir, identificar o categorizar algo, como en lingüística o en sistemas de recuperación de información.

A noun referring to a word, phrase, or piece of stored information used to describe, identify, or categorize something, such as in linguistics or information retrieval systems.

1. Phonological or orthographic identifierB2formal

   The sound or written form of a word that helps describe or identify an object, concept, or entity.

   Descriptor fonológico u ortográfico

   • The descriptor 'red' helps identify the color of the car.
   • In linguistics, a descriptor can be the phonetic representation of a word.
   • The orthographic descriptor of 'cat' is C-A-T.

   Sinónimosappellationdesignationidentifierlabelnametermword

2. Information retrieval identifierB2formalIT

   A piece of stored data used to identify and retrieve an item in an information storage and retrieval system.

   Descriptor (en recuperación de información)

   • The database uses a unique descriptor for each document.
   • Search engines rely on descriptors to index web pages.
   • Each file in the system has a descriptor that includes metadata.

   Sinónimosidentifiertag