labelling

la·bel  (lbl)

n.

1. An item used to identify something or someone, as a small piece of paper or cloth attached to an article to designate its origin, owner, contents, use, or destination.

2. A descriptive term; an epithet.

3. A distinctive name or trademark identifying a product or manufacturer, especially a recording company.

4. Architecture A molding over a door or window; a dripstone.

5. Heraldry A figure in a field consisting of a narrow horizontal bar with several pendants.

6. Chemistry See tracer.

tr.v. la·beled or la·belled, la·bel·ing or la·bel·ling, la·bels

1. To attach a label to.

2. To identify or designate with a label; describe or classify: labeled them Yuppies. See Synonyms at mark¹.

3. Chemistry To add a tracer to (a compound).

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[Middle English, ornamental strip of cloth, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.]

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label·er, label·ler n.

Translations

labelling [ˈleɪbəlɪŋ] N → etiquetado m, etiquetaje m