specifier
See also: spécifier
English
Etymology
From specify + -er.
Noun
specifier (plural specifiers)
- A person or thing that specifies.
- (linguistics) A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.
Coordinate terms
component of a phrase
- adjunct
- complement
- head
Derived terms
- access specifier