Meaning & use
locator information
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Meanings
noununcountabletechnical
Data that shows the position or whereabouts of a person, device, or thing.
Grammar: Uncountable; no plural form. Use it with singular verbs: 'Locator information is stored securely.'
Patterns
- locator information about someone
- collect locator information
- store locator information
The app asks for permission before it collects any locator information.
Locator information from the phone helped rescuers find the missing hikers.
Under the new rules, companies must tell users how they use locator information.
noununcountabletechnicalcomputing
A piece of data, such as an address or code, used to find a record or item in a system.
Grammar: Still uncountable in this sense; it refers to the data as a whole, not to individual items.
Patterns
- locator information for a file
- provide locator information
The database uses locator information to link each patient to their test results.
Please include the locator information at the top of the form so we can process your request.
Common combinations
- collect locator information
- Many apps collect locator information even when they are not in use.
- share locator information
- She refused to share her locator information with the marketing company.
- store locator information
- The server stores locator information for up to thirty days.
- access locator information
- Only authorized staff can access locator information.
Synonyms and how they differ
- location data
- More common and slightly less formal; it often refers to the same kind of information but is used in everyday tech contexts.
- positioning information
- Used more in engineering and navigation; it emphasizes the exact coordinates rather than the general idea of where something is.
Word family
Commonly confused: locator information or location information?
locator information vs location information
This is the everyday term for data about where something is; 'locator information' is more technical and often appears in legal or privacy texts.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'locator information' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Locator information' is uncountable, so it takes a singular verb and no article. Option 0 uses it correctly as an uncountable noun. Option 1 is wrong because 'information' is uncountable and cannot take 'are'. Option 2 is wrong because 'a' cannot be used with an uncountable noun. Option 3 is wrong because 'locator information' is a noun, not a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “locator information”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.