Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of label
"The store manager removed all the price tags from the sale items before the discount went live."
In plain English: Labels are short words or phrases used to describe or categorize things, people, or ideas.
"She separated the groceries by putting them into boxes with clear labels."
Usage: Use "labels" to refer to multiple small pieces of paper or tags attached to objects to identify them. Do not confuse this plural noun with the verb form, which means to categorize someone unfairly.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of label
"The marketing team always labels each product clearly before shipping it out."
In plain English: To label something means to give it a name or category so you can easily identify what it is.
"The manager decided to label every item in the new storage room before opening them for sale."
Usage: Do not use "label" as a verb to mean tagging or categorizing items in a digital system; instead, reserve it for physically marking goods with identifying tags or officially designating someone with a specific character trait. The word implies attaching a physical sticker or applying a formal classification rather than simply adding metadata.
Derived from the Old French labelle, a diminutive of label (wing), the term originally referred to small pieces of paper or cloth attached to goods for identification before evolving into its modern sense.