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label

noun brand, cachet, classification, description, docket, emblem, hallmark, identification, identification tag, insignia, mark, mark of identification, marker, sign, slip, stamp, sticker, superscription, tag, ticket
Associated concepts: disclaimer on a label, misleading laaels, trademark for a brand on a label, warning on a label

label

verb betoken, brand, call, call by a distinctive title, characterize, classify, define, demarcate, denote, describe, designate, differentiate, distinnuish by a mark, docket, earmark, entitle, identify, indicate, mark, name, provide with nomenclature, put a mark upon, set apart, single out, specify, stamp, tag, term, ticket, title

label

in Scottish criminal law, a term used to describe a piece of real evidence because a signed label is attached to it. It is the equivalent of the English and American exhibit.

LABEL. A narrow slip of paper or parchment, affixed to a deed or writing hanging at or out of the same. This name is also given to an appending seal.

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Heinz reports strong sales and plans to use full-body labels in other categories of ketchup, a staple for which demand had long been considered mature.

Full-body labels: brighten face of blow molding

Scotts had to adjust the way one of the labels was charged, since it was printed with black ink on one end and orange on the other.

Learning to master in-mold labeling

According to the National Association of Record Industry Professionals, the record industry is a $38-billion-a-year business fed as much by the thousands of small independent labels operating out of the basements, car trunks, and studio apartments of music mogul hopefuls as it is by the four major multinational establishments.

Topping the charts: starting a record label is risky business. But with the right mix of music, marketing, and manpower you can hear the sweet sound of success

The label verifies the specific country from which a product originated.

Where's the beef from? Beef industry weighs effects of country-of-origin labeling. (Marketing To Livestock Producers)

Selecting any of the label categories from the Label Category pull-down menu takes the visitor to a list of logos used on labels alongside links to information about the certifying agency or organization, including a program summary, a CU evaluation, program contact information, a list of the board of directors, and what products are certified by the program.

The consumers union guide to environmental labels. (Forum)

that families and other support systems (based on interviews) refer to the nursing home care recipients by any of the above labels, based on the recipient's need at the time of labeling (e.

What's in a name? Everything

Now Rooney wants to use that same voluntary industry standard to regulate the sale of music, something that not only goes beyond the original intent of the labels, but in fact does exactly what the labeling was designed to prevent.

Sticker shock

To protect the public, labels should overetimate rather than underestimate the fat in a food.

Fix that label

We typically decrease the expected output of a production system by 10% due to frequent label changes, labels missed by the robot pick-up, maintenance on the machine and molds, line breakdowns, and other unforeseen circumstances.