Meaning

5 senses
  1. Another name; especially, an assumed name.

    Pseudonym, Deckname

    псевдони́мpsevdoním, про́звищеprózvišče, кли́чкаklíčka

    псевдоні́мpsevdoním, прі́звиськоprízvysʹko, кли́чкаklýčka

    a name that has been assumed

  2. A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

  3. An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.

  4. An alternate name assigned to something, e.g. a database column to avoid ambiguity in a query.

  5. A spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Tom used an alias.

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  2. Tom Jackson is apparently an alias.

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  3. Tom Jackson is an alias.

    ruТом Джексон — это псевдоним.

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  4. Tom Jackson uses several aliases.

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  5. Tom turned off the anti-aliasing option.

    ruТом отключил сглаживание.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
another name; an assumed name:
Русский
By meaning 1
another name; an assumed name:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
another name; an assumed name:

Origin

From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances

From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.

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Forms

plural: aliases
Singularalias
Pluralaliases

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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