alias
Another name; especially, an assumed nameAnother name; especially, an assumed name.
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5 sensesAnother name; especially, an assumed name.
Pseudonym, Deckname
псевдони́мpsevdoním, про́звищеprózvišče, кли́чкаklíčka
псевдоні́мpsevdoním, прі́звиськоprízvysʹko, кли́чкаklýčka
a name that has been assumed
A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
An alternate name assigned to something, e.g. a database column to avoid ambiguity in a query.
A spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
Examples
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Origin
From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstancesFrom Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.
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Forms
plural: aliasesSynonyms
5 synonyms- a name that has been assumed:assumed namefalse name
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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