noun Download 🔗Share Another name; an assumed name. Examples : "My sister uses the alias "Lily" online, but her real name is "Amelia". " person title law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks. Examples : "The student used an alias for the long series of commands to open their word processing program, saving time. " computing technology technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact. Examples : "Due to the low sampling rate, the jagged line in the graph wasn't the real data, but an alias created by the data collection software. " technology electronics signal sound computing machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one. Examples : "My grandmother often uses an alias for her online banking account. " computing language technology communication word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adverb Download 🔗Share 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 Examples : "Smith, alias Simpson." person law police government communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading