Data elements that capture a specified set of valid values are defined with a "Descriptor" data type. The Descriptor Table used by that data element lists the valid values that can be used for that data element.
This section of TWEDS contains an alphabetical listing of the Descriptor Tables.
| Information | Description |
| Table Identification | Identification number for a table |
| Name | Name of the descriptor table |
| Date Issued | Date the table was originally published in TEDS |
| Date Updated | Date of the last change to the descriptor table |
| Descriptor | A string of characters which represents the translation |
| Short Description | Meaning of the descriptor translation |
| Long Description | Meaning of the descriptor translation |