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Describer vs Descriptor - What's the difference?

describer | descriptor |

As nouns the difference between describer and descriptor

is that describer is a person who describes while descriptor is that which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.

describer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who describes
  • (biology) A person who scientifically reveals a new species by technically describing its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.

    • descriptor

    English

    (wikipedia descriptor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
  • # (computing) The name of a category of data in an information storage and retrieval system.
  • # (information science) A word that describes the subject of an article or book.

    • Synonyms

    * (information science) index term

    Derived terms

    * file descriptor * segment descriptor

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns