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Meaning
Noun
●
A small
ticket
or
sign
giving
information about
something to
which it is
attached
or
intended
to be
attached
.
●
A
name
given to
something or someone to
categorise
them as part of a particular social group.
●
In Music:
A company that
sells
records.
●
In Computing:
A
user-defined
alias
for a
numerical
designation
, the
reverse
of an enumeration.
●
In Computing:
A
named
place in
source code
that can be
jumped
to using a GOTO or
equivalent
construct.
●
In Heraldic charges:
A
charge
resembling
the
strap
crossing
the horse’s
chest
from which
pendants
are hung.
●
A tassel.
●
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.
●
A
piece
of
writing
added
to something, such as a
codicil
appended
to a will.
●
A
brass
rule
with
sights
, formerly used with a
circumferentor
to take altitudes.
●
In Architecture:
The
projecting
moulding
by the
sides
, and over the
tops
, of
openings
in
mediaeval
architecture.
●
In
mediaeval
and
later
art
, a
representation
of
a band
or
scroll
containing
an inscription.
●
In Graphical user interface:
A
non-interactive
control or
widget
displaying
text
, often used to
describe
the
purpose
of another control.
Verb
●
To
put
a
label
(a
ticket
or
sign
) on (something).
●
To give a
label
to (someone
or something
) in order to
categorise
that person or thing.
●
In Biochemistry:
To
replace
specific
atoms
by their
isotope
in order to
track
the
presence
or
movement
of this
isotope
through a
reaction
,
metabolic pathway
or cell.
●
In Biochemistry:
To
add
a
detectable
substance
, either
transiently
or
permanently
, to a
biological
substance
in order to
track
the
presence
of the label-substance
combination
either
in situ
or in vitro
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Origin
label
English
label
Middle English (1100-1500)
label
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Sign
Tag
Ticket
Category
Pigeonhole
Lambel
Labell
Price
Compartmentalise
Peg
Classify
Categorise
Record Label
Related
Brand
Identify
Moniker
Mark
Define
Sticker
Categorize
Attribute
Describe
Term
View
Stamp
Product
Logo
Name
Recognize
Descriptor
Phrase
Represent
Display
Characterize
Symbol
Interpret
Judge
Title
Packaging
Item
Associate
Regard
Dismiss
Barcode
Message
Text
Distinguish
Signature
Record
Category
Tags
Word
Treat
Perceive
Select
Identifier
Container
Epithet
Assign
Image
Recognise
Address
Sign
List
Characterise
Document
Call
Branding
Locate
Place
Group
Observe
Detect
Brand Name
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Rhymes
Able
Mabel
Table
Gable
Babel
Fable
Sable
Label
Cable
Vtable
Unable
Enable
Inable
Stable
Disable
Unstable
Periodic Table
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