--- title: "What is descriptive attribute in ER model?" description: "What is descriptive attribute in ER model?" author: "simron shukla" published: 2018-03-05 updated: 2025-03-27 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36601/what-is-descriptive-attribute-in-er-model category: "marketing" tags: ["internet marketing"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is descriptive attribute in ER model? What is descriptive [attribute](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/221/attributes-reflection) in ER [model](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/61/ado-dot-net-object-model-and-attributes)? ## Answers ### Answer by Shriyam Srivastava Descriptive attributes are those attributes that help in describing the relationship. They are also referred to as relationship attributes and are also used for storing information about the relationship. From the ER diagram given below: ![What is descriptive attribute in ER model?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/4141f994-511d-4cfe-b66a-55445fd8b7a1/images/bc1e9dd6-da73-48bd-9f3a-bd126f30fb82.png) \ The entity sets: CUSTOMER and ACCOUNT are interconnected using a relationship set ACCESS. It is described as a many-to-many relationship because a customer can have many accounts and thus, an account may belong to many customers. Here **LAD (Last Accessed Date) is the descriptive attribute** with many-to-many relationship ACCESS. ### Answer by user Playing paper io is simple yet highly strategic. Players start with a small portion of the map and must expand their territory by moving their character around. As they move, they leave a trail, and once they connect it back to their existing land, the enclosed space becomes part of their domain. However, if another player crosses their trail before they secure the area, they are eliminated. The key to success in Paper io is balancing risk and reward, knowing when to expand aggressively and when to defend. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36601/what-is-descriptive-attribute-in-er-model Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.