Definition of Alias

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alias
n. assumed name, pseudonym, nickname
adv. also-known-as

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Alias Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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1. <operating system> A name, usually short and easy to remember and type, that is translated into another name or string, usually long and difficult to remember or type. Most command interpreters (e.g. Unix's csh) allow the user to define aliases for commands, e.g. "alias l ls -al". These are loaded into memory when the interpreter starts and are expanded without needing to refer to any file.
2. One of several alternative hostnames with the same Internet address. E.g. in the Unix hosts database (/etc/hosts or NIS map) the first field on a line is the Internet address, the next is the official hostname (the "canonical name" or "CNAME"), and any others are aliases.
Hostname aliases often indicate that the host with that alias provides a particular network service such as archie, finger, FTP, or World-Wide Web. The assignment of services to computers can then be changed simply by moving an alias (e.g. www.doc.ic.ac.uk) from one Internet address to another, without the clients needing to be aware of the change.
3. The name used by Apple computer, Inc. for symbolic links when they added them to the System 7 operating system in 1991.
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Computer Abbreviations v1.5

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Vb Glossary 1.0

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In Visual Basic, an alternate name you give to an external procedure to avoid conflict with a Visual Basic keyword, global variable, constant, or a name not allowed by the standard naming conventions.

In SQL, an alternate name you give to a column or expression in a SELECT statement, to make it shorter or more meaningful, or to prevent name conflicts when performing SQL queries using expressions that don't return names, or in a query that references the same table more than once.

A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology

Alias
An alias is an alternate name used to refer to something or someone.

Internet Glossary

Alias
An alternative name for an object, such as a variable, file, or device. On Macintoshes, you can assign aliases for files, which allows you to have icons for the same file in different folders. Windows provides the same functionality but does not use the term alias. UNIX also supports aliases, but calls them links or symbolic links.

DW and OLAP terms

alias
An alternative name for a table or column in expressions that is often used to shorten the name for subsequent reference in code, prevent possible ambiguous references, or provide a more descriptive name in the query output. An alias can also be an alternative name for a server.

Panda Software Glossary

Alias
Although each virus has a specific name, very often it is more widely-known by a nickname that describes a particular feature or characteristic of the virus. In these cases, we talk about the virus ‘alias’. For example, the virus CIH is also known by the alias Chernobyl

Internetworking Terms

alias
A name, usually short and easy to remember, that is translated into another name, usually long and difficult to remember.

INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0

ALIAS
An alternative name used in place of a real one.Rather than using your real name to log in to a system,you probably use a shorter alias.

Alias Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Alias
(n.)
Another name; an assumed name.

(n.)
A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

(adv.)
Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson.

(adv.)
At another time.

WordNet 2.0

alias

Noun
1. a name that has been assumed temporarily
(synonym) assumed name, false name
(hypernym) name

Adverb
1. as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
(synonym) a.k.a., also known as

hEnglish - advanced version

alias

alias
\a"li*as\ (&?;), adv. [l., fr. alius. see else.] (law) (a) otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, smith, alias simpson. (b) at another time.
alias
\a"li*as\, n.; pl. aliases (&?;). [l., otherwise, at another time.] (law) (a) a second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) another name; an assumed name.

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alias
An assumed name.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1

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Alias Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries

The 'Lectric Law Library

Alias
A description of a person, especially a criminal defendant, that results from adding to his real name other names by which he is known.

Law Dictionary

Alias
"Otherwise known as," an indication that a person is known by more thanone name. "AKA" and "a/k/a" mean "also known as" and are used in indictments tointroduce the listing of an alias.

Alias Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries