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label

(1) In data management, a made-up name that is assigned to a file, field or other data structure.

(2) In a spreadsheet, any descriptive text that is entered into a cell as a page, column or row heading.

(3) In programming, a made-up name used to identify a variable or a subroutine.

(4) In computer operations, a self-sticking form attached to the outside of a disk or tape in order to identify it.

(5) In magnetic tape files, a record used for identification at the beginning or end of the file.

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label

1. another name for dripstone

2. Computing a group of characters, such as a number or a word, appended to a particular statement in a program to allow its unique identification

3. Chem a radioactive element used in a compound to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

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label [′lā·bəl]

(architecture)

hoodmold

(computer science)

A data item that serves to identify a data record (much in the same way as a key is used), or a symbolic name used in a program to mark the location of a particular instruction or routine.

(nucleonics)

isotopic tracer

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1.	(programming)	label - An identifier used to mark a position in a program so that it can be the destination of a goto statement.
2.	(networking)	label - The identifier assigned to a datagram for label switching.