This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

• Lexulous
• Wordscraper
• Wordosaur

n. Computer Science A word, phrase, or alphanumeric character used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system.

n. The name of a category of data in an information storage and retrieval system.

n. A word that describes the subject of an article or book.

n. a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

n. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

"The real reason the gay movement seeks the term marriage as a descriptor is the thinking that this confers acceptability to homosexuality."

information   

file descriptor    segment descriptor   

index term   

2-digit    restoral    sockaddr_in    initialization    sockaddr    lastlog    passwd    account/password    config    p