labeling

== English == === Alternative forms === labelling (UK) === Noun === labeling (countable and uncountable, plural labelings) A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged goods, and so on; the act or process of applying them. Synonym: tagging (often synonymous in mathematics and computing) Near-synonyms: (for packaged goods) branding, trade dress (biochemistry) The introduction of a traceable chemical group (e.g., containing an isotope or a fluorescent dye) into a protein or other biomolecule of interest so it can be tracked or quantified during experimental analysis. Synonym: tagging ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === labeling present participle and gerund of label