Label (disambiguation)

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The term label has the following meanings:

• generally, any kind of tag attached to something so as to identify the contents – See label.
• in chemical and biological isotopic labeling, specific atoms are changed into a different isotope to track them
• as the graphics and design elements of commercial packaging
• in a derived sense a brand (e.g. a record label)
• in the social sciences, labeling theory refers to categorizing a person or group on the basis of actual or perceived differences (eg. people may be "labelled" as gay/straight, black/white, liberal/conservative; the act of describing a person as one of these things is to apply a "label"). See also stereotype and loaded language.
• In heraldry, a label is a charge closely resembling a strap with pendants.
• In telecommunication, (taken from Federal Standard 1037C):
  1. An identifier within or attached to a set of data elements.
  2. One or more characters that (a) are within or attached to a set of data elements and (b) represent information about the set, including its identification.
  3. In communications, information within a message that is used to identify specific system parameters, such as the particular circuit with which the message is associated. Note: Messages that do not relate to call control should not contain a label.
  4. In programming languages, an identifier that names a statement. Also an HTML tag.
  5. An identifier that indicates the sensitivity of the attached information.
  6. For classified information, an identifier that indicates (a) the security level of the attached information or (b) the specific category in which the attached information belongs.
• The Label language of Papua New Guinea.