noun🔗ShareAnother name; an assumed name."The spy used several aliases to avoid being recognized. "personcommunicationlawpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect."After the first warrant for his arrest expired without finding the suspect, the police issued aliases hoping they would finally lead to his capture. "lawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks."My computer uses aliases like "ga" for "git add" and "gc" for "git commit" to help me type faster when I'm coding. "technologycomputingtechnicalinternetcommunicationsystemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn spurious signal generated as a technological artifact."The cheap digital scale sometimes showed aliases - random, incorrect weight readings that jumped around wildly before settling on a real value. "technologyelectronicssignalcomputingsounddevicemachinetechnicalphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
