field designator

field designator

[′fēld ¦dez·ig‚nād·ər]
(computer science)
A character generally placed at the beginning of a field to specify the nature of the data contained in it.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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