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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Make sure your billing descriptors clearly reflect the brand customers recognize, not a parent company or internal entity name.
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Dimitri Akhrin,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Only a minority of patients will fit those descriptors, Mendelsohn said, and doctors must also consider the specifics of each tumor.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
That descriptor was added on May 31, which was also Eastwood’s 96th birthday, after media recirculated commentary from his son, musician Kyle Eastwood, made to French television network France 3 last winter.
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Juan Claudio Matossian,
Vanity Fair,
3 June 2026
The Swiss cheese descriptor is derived from the fenestrations or window-like perforations in its foliage.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Dimitri Akhrin,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Only a minority of patients will fit those descriptors, Mendelsohn said, and doctors must also consider the specifics of each tumor.
—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
That descriptor was added on May 31, which was also Eastwood’s 96th birthday, after media recirculated commentary from his son, musician Kyle Eastwood, made to French television network France 3 last winter.
—
Juan Claudio Matossian,
Vanity Fair,
3 June 2026
The Swiss cheese descriptor is derived from the fenestrations or window-like perforations in its foliage.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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“Descriptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descriptor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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