alias
IPA: ˈeɪɫiʌs
noun
- Another name; an assumed name.
- (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
verb
- (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
- (signal processing, of two signals, transitive, intransitive) To make or become indistinguishable.
adverb
- Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
- (law) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
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Examples of "alias" in Sentences
- The criminal operated under an alias to avoid getting caught by the authorities
- Sarah preferred to go by her alias, Luna, when she entered online chat rooms
- The hacker used various aliases to conceal their true identity while committing cyber crimes
- We knew our neighbor by his alias, Jack, although his real name was Edward
- The famous singer performed under the alias "The Velvet Voice" to maintain a sense of mystery
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