descriptor
noun
de·scrip·tor
di-ˈskrip-tər 
: something (such as a word or characteristic feature) that serves to describe or identify
especially
: a word or phrase (such as an index term) used to identify an item (such as a subject or document) in an information retrieval system
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Modern organizations develop one or a few ideal customer profiles (ICPs) with descriptors that identify the most likely or most lucrative customers.
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Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Pottery Barn Grand Organic Queen Percale Duvet Cover Bedding that’s cool to the touch is ideal for stifling summer evenings, and that’s an accurate descriptor for this silky percale duvet cover that’s currently on sale.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 9 July 2025
The same descriptor could apply to Gareth Edwards’ new chapter in the cloned dinosaur franchise birthed by Steven Spielberg more than three decades ago.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Unlike The Last of Us, however, Doom is entirely uninterested in interrogating the meaning of that violence — a theme that has become a shorthand for mature storytelling in games, whether or not that descriptor is earned.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Pottery Barn Grand Organic Queen Percale Duvet Cover Bedding that’s cool to the touch is ideal for stifling summer evenings, and that’s an accurate descriptor for this silky percale duvet cover that’s currently on sale.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 9 July 2025
The same descriptor could apply to Gareth Edwards’ new chapter in the cloned dinosaur franchise birthed by Steven Spielberg more than three decades ago.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Unlike The Last of Us, however, Doom is entirely uninterested in interrogating the meaning of that violence — a theme that has become a shorthand for mature storytelling in games, whether or not that descriptor is earned.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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“Descriptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descriptor. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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