Label vs. Trademark

Labelnoun

A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

Labelnoun

A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Labelnoun

(music) A company that sells records.

Labelnoun

(computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.

Labelnoun

(computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.

Labelnoun

(heraldry) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.

Labelnoun

(obsolete) A tassel.

Labelnoun

A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.

Labelnoun

A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.

Labelnoun

(architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.

Labelnoun

In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.

Labelverb

(transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

Labelverb

(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

Labelverb

(biochemistry) To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.

Labelverb

(biochemistry) To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro

Labelnoun

A tassel.

Labelnoun

A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package.

Labelnoun

A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.

Labelnoun

A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will.

Labelnoun

A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living.

Labelnoun

A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes.

Labelnoun

The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration.

Labelnoun

In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.

Labelverb

To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.

Labelverb

To affix in or on a label.

Labelnoun

a brief description given for purposes of identification;

Labelnoun

trade name of a company that produces musical recordings;

Labelnoun

a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

Labelnoun

an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

Labelverb

assign a label to; designate with a label;

Labelverb

attach a tag or label to;

Labelverb

pronounce judgment on;

Labelverb

distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

Labelverb

distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

Label

A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item. Information printed directly on a container or article can also be considered labelling.

Trademarkadjective

(informal) distinctive, characteristic, signature

Trademarknoun

A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

Trademarknoun

Any proprietary business, product or service name.

Trademarknoun

The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Trademarkverb

To register something as a trademark.

Trademarkverb

To so label a product.

Trademarknoun

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

Trademarknoun

a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

Trademarknoun

a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Trademarknoun

a distinctive characteristic or object

Trademarkverb

provide with a trademark

Trademarkverb

identify (a habit, quality, or way of life) as typical of someone

Trademark

A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity.