"identifier" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-identifier.wav [US] Forms: identifiers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English identify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English identifier From identify + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|identify|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English identify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English identifier [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "identifier", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="identifier"> From identify + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} identifier (plural identifiers)
  1. Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of someone or something.
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-wPt1bzt1 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 23 10 12 23 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 15 15 10 15 8 7 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 12 12 15 16 12 9 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 19 9 12 19 10 5 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 10 12 15 24 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 10 12 13 22 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 10 12 14 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of People: 40 0 38 22 0 0 0
  2. Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-yUY95Jhf Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 14 22 12 13 16 11 12 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 16 23 12 14 13 12 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 23 10 12 23 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 12 12 15 16 12 9 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 19 9 12 19 10 5 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 10 12 15 24 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 10 12 14 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5
  3. One who identifies as a particular type or role; one who says and believes that they are a certain thing.
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-qD5hnT-u Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 23 10 12 23 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 12 12 15 16 12 9 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 10 12 15 24 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 10 12 14 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of People: 40 0 38 22 0 0 0
  4. 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).
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-YUVIonRY Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 23 10 12 23 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 12 12 15 16 12 9 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 19 9 12 19 10 5 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 10 12 15 24 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 10 12 14 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of People: 40 0 38 22 0 0 0
  5. (programming, operating systems) 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. Translations (formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc.): مُعَرِّف (muʕarrif) [masculine] (Arabic), ідэнтыфіка́тар (identyfikátar) [masculine] (Belarusian), идентифика́тор (identifikátor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), identificador [masculine] (Catalan), 識別碼 /识别码 (shìbiémǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 標誌符 /标志符 (biāoshífú) (Chinese Mandarin), 标识符 (biāozhìfú) (Chinese Mandarin), identifikátor [masculine] (Czech), tuvasti (Estonian), tunniste (Finnish), identificateur [masculine] (French), იდენტიფიკატორი (idenṭipiḳaṭori) (Georgian), მაიდენტიფიცირებელი (maidenṭipicirebeli) (Georgian), Identifikator [masculine] (German), Kennzeichen [neuter] (German), αναγνωριστικό (anagnoristikó) [neuter] (Greek), अभिज्ञापक (abhijñāpak) [masculine] (Hindi), azonosító (Hungarian), identificator (Interlingua), identificatore [masculine] (Italian), 識別子 (shikibetsushi) (alt: しきべつし) (Japanese), сәйкестендіргіш (säykestendirgiš) (Kazakh), 식별자 (sikbyeolja) (alt: 識別子) (Korean), identificātor [masculine] (Latin), идентифика́тор (identifikátor) [masculine] (Macedonian), identifikator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), شناسال (šenâsâl) (Persian), identyfikator [masculine] (Polish), identificador [masculine] (Portuguese), идентифика́тор (idɛntifikátor) [masculine] (Russian), идентифѝка̄тор [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), identifìkātor [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), identifikátor [masculine] (Slovak), identifikator [masculine] (Slovene), identificador [masculine] (Spanish), tanımlayıcı (Turkish), ідентифіка́тор (identyfikátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian), định danh (Vietnamese), mã nhận dạng (Vietnamese), ký hiệu nhận dạng (Vietnamese), kí hiệu nhận dạng (Vietnamese), mã số (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-e4KEKZrb Categories (other): Programming, Software, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 12 14 23 11 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 12 14 15 12 27 10 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 23 10 12 23 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 12 10 12 20 9 8 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 12 12 15 16 12 9 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 17 12 13 24 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 19 9 12 19 10 5 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 17 13 12 16 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 17 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 13 11 15 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 15 11 14 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 13 11 14 27 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 10 12 15 24 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 8 8 10 37 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 15 11 13 13 31 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 7 8 9 38 6 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 18 13 11 15 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 11 10 13 30 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 17 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 13 11 18 25 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 10 12 14 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 13 11 15 26 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 12 11 15 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 13 11 15 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 11 12 13 23 9 5 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc.': 0 0 2 0 91 3 3
  6. (HTML) A code that distinguishes a particular element from all other elements in a document.
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-en:HTML Categories (other): HTML, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 12 12 15 16 12 9 2 6
  7. (databases) A primary key. Translations (primary key): primární klíč [masculine] (Czech), pääavain (Finnish), identifiant [masculine] (French), ઓળખકર્તા (oḷkhakartā) (Gujarati), شناسه (šenâse) (Persian), identyfikator [masculine] (Polish), идентифика́тор (idɛntifikátor) [masculine] (Russian), перви́чный ключ (pervíčnyj ključ) [masculine] (Russian), примарни кључ [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), primarni ključ [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), birincil anahtar (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-identifier-en-noun-ZvSjsdlY Categories (other): Databases, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 20 13 12 17 10 11 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'primary key': 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: key set identifier, self-identifier, service set identifier, uniform resource identifier, unique identifier, universally unique identifier Related terms: descriptor, id, ID Coordinate_terms: authenticator (english: an identifier asserts identity; an authenticator verifies it)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "primary key",
      "word": "birincil anahtar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "identifier"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: HTML",
  "path": [
    "identifier"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "identifier",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: HTML",
  "path": [
    "identifier"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "identifier",
  "trace": ""
}

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