descriptor, n.
(descriptors)
(descriptors)
a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
<noun.cognition>
descriptor
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 96 freq. cnt.: 96
descriptor form signifier word form
sample sentences
"the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
hyponym