alias

Signification

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Étymologie

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