alias

Signification (Anglais)

Adv

1. Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
2. 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

Noun

1. Another name; an assumed name.
2. A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
3. An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
4. An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.

Verb

1. To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
2. To make or become indistinguishable.

Concepts

alias

pseudonyme

surnom

sobriquet

nom de guerre

nom d’emprunt

pseudo

nom de plume

faux nom

fausse identité

fausse

nom

fréquence repliée

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.