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descriptors

Syllables: de·scrip·torsUK/dɪˈskɹɪp.təz/US/dɪˈskɹɪp.təɹz/

descriptors is the plural of descriptor.

Meaning of descriptor

Noun

descriptor (plural descriptors)

  1. A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
    Synonyms:
    index term
  2. A word or expression used to describe or identify something.

Phrases with descriptors

Questions about descriptors

What is descriptors the plural of?
Descriptors is the plural of descriptor.
How do you pronounce descriptors?
Descriptors is pronounced /dɪˈskɹɪp.təz/ (UK).

Words near descriptors in the dictionary

  1. descriptivist
  2. descriptivistic
  3. descriptivists
  4. descriptivity
  5. descriptor
  6. descriptors
  7. descriptory
  8. descriptum
  9. descrive
  10. descrived
  11. descrives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: descriptors (page history and authors); descriptor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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