label

label (http://definr.com/label)

     n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification;
          "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of
          architecture"
     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" [syn: {recording
        label}]
     3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to
        trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
     4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an
        object
     v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label
     2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: tag,
         mark]
     3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
        [syn: pronounce, judge]
     4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a
        labeled atom
     5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive
        isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through
        chemical reactions