"guideword" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guidewords [plural]
Etymology: guide + word Etymology templates: {{compound|en|guide|word}} guide + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} guideword (plural guidewords)
  1. A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
    Sense id: en-guideword-en-noun-aM-cQ5TB
  2. (publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry. Categories (topical): Publishing, Lexicography Translations (metadata provider): hakusana (Finnish) Translations (word printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry): otsikkohakusana (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-guideword-en-noun-adHaTpDt Disambiguation of Lexicography: 22 51 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 72 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 75 20 Topics: media, publishing Disambiguation of 'metadata provider': 4 70 26 Disambiguation of 'word printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry': 3 92 5
  3. (chiefly business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject. Categories (topical): Business, Communication
    Sense id: en-guideword-en-noun-f2vTlyHL Disambiguation of Communication: 13 24 63 Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guide word Translations: ohje (Finnish)

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