Question: Let's say I have a list like this:

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> > 
> > PEOPLE
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> Name: Bert
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> Age: 762
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> Profession: Blacksmith
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> > 
> > 
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> Name: Yvonne
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> Age: 23
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> Profession: Clown puncher
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> > 
> > ORGANIZATIONS
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> Name: The Whatever Thing
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> For-profit: Yes
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> Revenue: 5$
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> > 
> > 
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> Name: The Red Cross
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> For-profit: No
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> Revenue: 349853969483$
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> 

What would be a good word for the "property descriptors" Name, Age, Profession, For-profit, and Revenue? Also is there a better word than "title" for PEOPLE and ORGANIZATIONS?

Answer: 
The 'property descriptors' are generically called **labels** and the 'people' and 'organizations' are **categories** that you have split your data into.

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> **Label**
> : a word or phrase that describes or identifies something or someone [- M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/label)
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> **Category**
> 2 : a division within a system of classification [- M-W](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/category)
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For PEOPLE, I would use **private persons** (or "private individuals").

For ORGANIZATIONS, **Companies and organizations** is perhaps preferable.

As previously proposed, the information fields may be referred as "attributes" or "properties".