descriptor

descriptor meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

Examples of descriptor in a sentence

• The OS provides a system call to open a file, returning file descriptor that can be used to access it.
• A file descriptor can be considered a capability that can only be leveraged using the appropriate system calls, passing it as an argument.
• The crop protection product form which perhaps most deserves the descriptor “traditional” is the dustable powder (DP).

All 14 example sentences with descriptor

Synonyms of descriptor

• index term

Forms of descriptor

Plural of descriptor: descriptors

Origin of descriptor

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe.

Words formed from descriptor

• file descriptor
• segment descriptor
• stereodescriptor

Related words

• identifier

Questions about descriptor

What does descriptor mean?

Descriptor means a name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.

What is descriptor in Tamil?

Descriptor in Tamil is விவரிப்பி. See Descriptor meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is descriptor?

Descriptor is a noun.

How do you pronounce descriptor?

Descriptor is pronounced /dɪˈskɹɪp.tə/ (UK).

What is the plural of descriptor?

The plural of descriptor is descriptors.