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labels

/ˈleɪbəlz/

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

Examples :

"Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two."

sign item thing business

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A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Examples :

"The teacher assigned different labels to the students based on their reading levels. "

society culture group communication attitude

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A company that sells records.

Examples :

"The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape."

music business entertainment industry

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A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.

Examples :

"Storage devices can be given by label or ID."

computing technical sign

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A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.

Examples :

"In older programming languages, programmers used labels to mark specific lines of code so they could jump to those lines directly using a "GOTO" statement. "

computing technical structure system

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A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.

Examples :

"The heraldic crest featured a broad band of labels across the horse, each tag displaying a family symbol. "

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Examples :

"The graduation cap had four labels hanging from its center button, each a different color. "

appearance style

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A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.

Examples :

"My grandfather added several labels to his will, detailing specific instructions for the distribution of his stamp collection. "

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A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.

Examples :

"The surveyor meticulously adjusted the labels on his circumferentor, preparing to accurately measure the angles of the land. "

technical machine utensil device

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The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.

Examples :

"The labels above the arched windows of the old church added a decorative touch to the building's medieval design. "

architecture building

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In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.

Examples :

"The medieval painting of the saint featured a prominent label describing his miracles. "

art style history

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A non-interactive control or widget displaying text, often used to describe the purpose of another control.

Examples :

"In the computer program, the labels next to each text box tell you what information to type there. "

computing technical technology electronics device machine

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To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

Examples :

"The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."

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(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

Examples :

"The teacher labels each student's artwork with their name and class. "

communication language

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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.

Examples :

"To study how plants use sugar, scientists label the carbon atoms in carbon dioxide with carbon-13, a heavier isotope, and then track where the heavier carbon atoms end up in the plant's molecules. "

chemistry biochemistry biology science process

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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

Examples :

"The scientist labels the protein with a fluorescent dye so she can track its movement inside the cell. "

biology biochemistry medicine science technology chemistry