nounπShareAnother name; an assumed name."My sister uses the alias "Lily" online, but her real name is "Amelia". "persontitlelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect."The judge issued an alias for the overdue library book fine, as the original notice had no effect. "lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks."The student used an alias for the long series of commands to open their word processing program, saving time. "computingtechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn spurious signal generated as a technological artifact."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. "technologyelectronicssignalsoundcomputingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one."My grandmother often uses an alias for her online banking account. "computinglanguagetechnologycommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of two signals) to become indistinguishable"The two identical twins' handwriting started to alias as they got older. "signalelectronicstechnicalcomputingphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareOtherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called."The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday; alias, if something urgent comes up, we will reschedule it for Wednesday. "languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareUsed 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."personlawpolicegovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading