Noun

(en noun)

(label) A long object used to make a physical connection.

# A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

# An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.

# An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.

# (label) A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship.

(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.

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# Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

(label) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.

(label) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.

(label) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.

Noun

(en noun)

A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.

The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.

Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.

A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".

A company that sells records.

The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.

(computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.

Storage devices can be given by label or ID.

(computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.

(heraldiccharge) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.

(obsolete) A tassel.

(Huloet)

(Fuller)

A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.

A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.

(Knight)

(architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.

In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.

(Fairholt)