label

v. affix a label to, affix a tag or sticker to; call, name, give a nickname to; classify

n. ticket; tag; sign; note, slip of paper; nickname; text which appears on a computerized note (Computers); destination of a GOTO command (Computers)

A label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or article, on which is printed a legend, information concerning the product, addresses, etc. A label may also be printed directly on the container or article. Labels have many uses: product identification, name tags, advertising, warnings, and other communication. Special types of labels called digital labels (printed through a digital process) can also have special applications such as RFID tags, security printing, and sandwich process labels.
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Noun
1. a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
(hypernym) description
(derivation) pronounce, judge
2. trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"
(synonym) recording label
(hypernym) trade name, brand name, brand, marque
3. a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
(hypernym) radioisotope
4. an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
(hypernym) marker, marking, mark
(hyponym) gummed label, sticker, paster
(derivation) pronounce, judge
Verb
1. assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
(hypernym) designate, denominate
(hyponym) call
2. attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
(synonym) tag, mark
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) point
(verb-group) mark
3. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
(synonym) pronounce, judge
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(hyponym) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
4. distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
(hypernym) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
5. distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
(hypernym) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

n. stamp, seal; label, ticket, tag

n. label, tab, tag, etiquette