Definition
A person or thing that designates; something used to mark, indicate, or specify.
Etymology
From designate plus -or (one who does the action). Agent noun following standard English patterns for creating doer nouns from verbs.
Kelly Says
In programming and formal systems, a 'designator' is technically precise—it's the thing that points to or names something in a computational system. Scientists love this word because it's unambiguous.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُشير
moo-sheer
BNবাংলা
নির্দেশক
nir-desh-ko
CACatalà
designator
de-zee-n-a-to-r
CSČeština
označení
oh-zna-che-nee
DADansk
betegnelse
be-te-g-nels-e
DEDeutsch
Bezeichner
bay-tsaykh-ner
ELΕλληνικά
υποσημείωση
ee-po-se-me-oh-see
ESEspañol
designación
de-zee-nah-thee-ohn
FISuomi
tunniste
tuun-nis-te
FRFrançais
désignateur
de-zee-na-tair
IDBahasa Indonesia
penanda
pe-nan-da
ITItaliano
designatore
de-zee-gna-to-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
penanda
pe-nan-da
NLNederlands
benaming
be-na-ming
NONorsk
betegnelse
be-te-g-nels-e
PLPolski
oznaczenie
oh-zna-chen-yeh
PTPortuguês
designador
de-zee-nuh-dor
RORomână
designator
de-zee-n-a-to-r
RUРусский
указатель
oo-ka-za-tel
SVSvenska
beteckning
be-tek-ning
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பிடு
ku-ri-ppi-du
TEతెలుగు
సూచిక
soo-chee-ka
THไทย
ตัวบ่งชี้
tua-bong-chii
TRTürkçe
belirteç
beh-lir-tehch
UKУкраїнська
вказник
v-kaz-nik
VITiếng Việt
chỉ định
chee dinh