alias
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈeɪ.li.əs/
Adverb

alias (not comparable)

  1. Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
  2. (legal) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
    Smith, alias Simpson.
Synonyms Noun

alias (plural aliases)

  1. Another name; an assumed name.
  2. (legal) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
  3. (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
  4. (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
Synonyms Translations Verb

alias (aliases, present participle aliasing; past and past participle aliased)

  1. (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
  2. (signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable



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