Label

Quick meaning: Label is a noun meaning A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
2. (music) A company that sells records.
3. (computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
4. (computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.
5. (heraldry) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.
6. A small strip, especially of paper or parchment (or of some material attached to parchment to carry the seal), but also of iron, brass, land, etc.
7. (obsolete) A tassel.

Example Sentences

Storage devices can be given by label or ID.

The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.

the arms or escutcheon of France , hanging by a label on an oak

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

Word Forms

• labels
• labeling
• labelling
• labeled
• labelled

Synonyms for label

Depending on context, synonyms include tag, price, categorise, compartmentalise, peg, pigeonhole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tag, mark, judge, pronounce, sticker, marque.

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