Signifier vs Descriptor - What's the Difference?

Descriptor

Signifier

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  • a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
Definition as Noun
  • the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

Examples

  • "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
  • "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun