de·scrip·tor
noun/dɪˈskrɪptə(r)/
/dɪˈskrɪptər/
(linguistics)- a word or expression used to describe or identify something
叙词 - (computing) a piece of additional information that describes the purpose and format of other data
描述符：一段描述其他数据的目的和格式的附加信息 - The Global Descriptor Table is a data structure used to define the characteristics of the various memory areas used during program execution.
全局描述符表是一种数据结构，用于定义程序执行期间使用的各个存储区域的特征。
- The Global Descriptor Table is a data structure used to define the characteristics of the various memory areas used during program execution.
Word Origin1930s: from Latin, literally ‘describer’, from descript- ‘written down’, from the verb describere ‘write down’ from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.