Descriptor vs Description - What's the difference?
descriptor | description |
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.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
(biology) A scientific documentation of a specimen intended to reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
As nouns the difference between descriptor and description
is that descriptor is that which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description while description is a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.descriptor
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(wikipedia descriptor)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (information science) index termDerived terms
* file descriptor * segment descriptorAnagrams
* English agent nounsdescription
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(wikipedia description)Noun
(en noun)- The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.