Descriptor Definition

dĭ-skrĭptər
descriptors
noun
A word or phrase used as a label to describe or classify.
Webster's New World
A term used to identify or locate a file or specific data.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Descriptor

Noun

Singular:
descriptor
Plural:
descriptors

Origin of Descriptor

  • Late Latin dēscrīptor describer from Latin dēscrībere dēscrīpt- to describe describe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Descriptor Sentence Examples

  • How do I close a file descriptor by number?

  • Your domain name is your identity, your address and your work descriptor, all rolled into one.

  • Each binding allocates or uses up one client process socket descriptor; each bound domain costs one socket descriptor.

  • The minimal requirement is a tag handler and a tag library descriptor.

  • You should read the module descriptor for the relevant module.

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Words Starting With

DDEDES

Words Ending With

RORTOR

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descriptor

Words Starting With D and Ending With R

Starts With D & Ends With RStarts With DE & Ends With RStarts With D & Ends With OR

Word Length

10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With D10 Letter Words Ending With R