characteristicsfor

Characteristicsfor is a neologism used in information systems and software development to denote a mechanism for the association of a set of characteristics with a target object. The term can function as a function name, a data-field label, or a conceptual pattern for describing how attributes are retrieved or represented.

In practice, characteristicsfor may appear as a function in code, for example characteristicsfor(entity) returning a dictionary or map of attributes such as color, size, or status. In data models, it may correspond to a JSON field or API endpoint that yields the characteristics for a given item.

Naming and variants: throughout codebases, characteristicsfor may be written as characteristicsFor or characteristics_for depending on language conventions. Some schemas may use the key characteristicsFor within an object to indicate a nested attributes set.

Relation to other concepts: closely related to metadata, attributes, properties, and features; aligns with feature engineering where the characteristics describe properties used for modeling.

Limitations: as a non-standard term, its meaning varies; it may cause ambiguity in documentation and cross-team collaboration. To reduce confusion, teams should define its semantics clearly and consider alternative, more conventional names such as attributes, properties, or characteristics.

See also: metadata, attribute, property, feature, data model, API design.