alias
/ˈeɪ.li.əs/
Dictionary
noun
- Another name; an assumed name.
- 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 spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
Synonyms:pseudonym
verb
- To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
- (of two signals) to become indistinguishable
adverb
- Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
- 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:AKA
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