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As I understand it, the phrase 「…」というラベルが付けられているもの literally translates to
something like 'a thing with a label reading "..." attached to it'. Unlike in
English, there is no verb equivalent to 'labeled'.

That said, this phrase alone seems insufficient to cover all cases that, in
English, would use the word 'labeled', where the label is not a distinct
object from the thing being labeled. Some other cases have other obvious
translations. For example, if the label is directly written on the object in
question, something like 「…」と書かれたもの would work. For others however I cannot
think of an adequate translation, for example if words have been
burned/branded onto an object.

Some alternatives I've considered are 付く, which unlike 付ける seems to include
meanings like 'marked' or 'imprinted' as well as 'attached', and 表示する.
However, I've been unable to find any examples using either in the way I'd
like. I have only seen 付く used to describe things as being marked without
specifying what the mark read, and 表示する seems to be limited to things like
computer screens, when not being used to mean 'expression' or 'display' in a
more abstract sense.

Would either of my alternatives, or some other possibility I've yet to find,
do the job? Or am I overthinking either 「…」というラベルが付けられているもの or 「…」と書かれたもの, and
thinking that they are more specific in meaning than they actually are?
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Alternatives to 「…」というラベルが付けられている
Yes, ～というラベルが付いている usually only means there is a physical sticker/label/plate
attached to the object. One expression you can use more generically would be
～の/～という印【しるし】がついている, which covers both stickers and
written/imprinted/engraved/branded symbols. As long as the label is readable,
書かれている works regardless of the method. Of course there are many specific verbs
for various methods (刻印されている, 焼き印が入っている, 彫刻されている, ...)
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