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Definition of Identifier
1. Noun. A symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it.
Definition of Identifier
1. Noun. Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of. ¹
2. Noun. Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else. ¹
3. Noun. 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). ¹
4. Noun. (programming operating system) 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. ¹
5. Noun. (databases) A primary key. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Identifier
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Identifier
Literary usage of Identifier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Pragmatic Legal Expert System by James Popple (1996)
"Each court identifier in the hierarchy must be unique. Note that there are three
different sorts of identifier: court identifiers, area identifiers and ..."
2. Electronic Resource Management: Report of the DLF Resource Management Initiative by Timothy D. Jewell (2005)
"Primary Access Uniform Resource identifier Type 182 Alternate Uniform Resource
identifier 75,? Alternate Uniform Resource identifier Type 76,? ..."