Relabeled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The action of changing the name or tag associated with an item
2. The process of assigning a new name or identification to an object or category
3. The act of replacing an existing label with a different one to update or correct it

Etymology: "Relabeled" is the past tense and past participle of "relabel," which is simply "label" with the prefix "re-" attached, meaning "again" or "anew." So the word describes giving something a second name or tag, a plain formation from two parts rather than a story with a famous coiner. The base word "label" traces back through Old French and Middle English, where it referred to a strip or band of material, and only later came to mean a tag or identifying mark on an object. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it carried the sense of backward or again. Joined together, the two parts produce a term for attaching a fresh label, whether that means updating a product's name, reclassifying a file, or changing how a category is identified. Because the formation is so transparent, the word needs little explanation: a label that has been replaced or reassigned is simply one that has been relabeled.

Synonyms: renamed, rebranded, tagged again