IDENTIFIER

Identifier

An identifier is a name that identifies either a unique object or a unique class of objects, where the "object" or class may be an idea, physical 1 object, or physical 2 substance . The abbreviation ID often refers to identity, identification, or an identifier . An identifier may be a word, number, letter, symbol, or any combination of those.

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identifier

Noun

  1. Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of.
  2. Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
  3. A guidebook that helps determine the specific class of an object (such as a mushroom, herb, fish, bird, drug, or mineral), or its individual identity (such as that of a star).
  4. A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
  5. A primary key.


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