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aliasing

/ˈeɪliəsɪŋ/ /ˈeɪljəsɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.

Examples :

"To make it easier to remember, we are aliasing the long, complicated server name to "MainServer". "
computing technology technical

Related Words

Illustration friendly

friendly noun

/ˈfɹɛndli/

A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

"The teacher organized a friendly game of basketball after school. "

Illustration appeared

appeared verb

/əˈpiːɹd/ /əˈpɪəd/ /əˈpɪɹd/

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

"The sun appeared from behind the clouds. "

Illustration recording

recording verb

/rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/ /rəˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

To make a record of information.

"I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations."

Illustration distortion

distortion noun

/dɪsˈtɔːʃən/

An act of distorting.

"The sound engineer's distortion of the music made it sound unpleasant. "

Illustration resolution

resolution noun

/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/

A strong will, determination.

"Despite the difficult situation, her resolution to finish the project was unwavering. "

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capturing verb

/ˈkæpt͡ʃərɪŋ/ /ˈkæpt͡ʃɚɪŋ/

To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

"to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal"

Illustration spinning

spinning verb

/ˈspɪnɪŋ/

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

"I spun myself around a few times."

Illustration additional

additional noun

/əˈdɪʃənəl/

Something added.

"The teacher assigned additional homework for the weekend. "

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indistinguishable noun

/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/ /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/

Any of a set of things that cannot be distinguished.

"Given that "indistinguishable" is an adjective, not a noun, here's a sentence using it correctly as an adjective: "The twins were so alike that their voices were almost indistinguishable." "

Illustration backwards

backwards adjective

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/

Oriented toward the back.

"The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement."

Illustration remember

remember verb

/ɹɪˈmɛmbə/ /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/

To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

"I remember my grandmother's smile; it's a clear image in my mind. "

Illustration complicated

complicated verb

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪtɪd/

To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

"The teacher complicated the math problem by adding several extra steps. "