Label
1. Word or group of words that identifies a drive such as floppy diskette drive, hard drive, CD-ROM or other disk drive. Label is also a MS-DOS command and Windows command line command used to change the label of the hard disk drive or floppy disk drive.
- See the label command page for additional information about this command.
- How do I view the name or label of a hard drive?
2. A sticker placed on a computer floppy diskette, CD-ROM or other computer equipment to help identify that object.
3. In programming, a label is a reference point or command used to move easily throughout a program. See the goto definition for an example of how this may be used.
Also see: Control flow, Disk envelope, Goto, Programming definitions