1. the act or process of attaching labels to items
2. the practice of categorizing or classifying someone or something

1. present participle of label; attaching a label to something
2. present participle of label; categorizing or describing someone or something in a particular way

Examples

• The labeling of products is required by law.
• She spent the morning labeling all the storage boxes.
• The labeling of students as ‘gifted’ or ‘struggling’ can be harmful.
• He is labeling the files alphabetically.
• Proper labeling helps organize the laboratory samples.
• The teacher discouraged labeling students based on test scores.
• They are labeling each item with a price tag.