alias

Meaning

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

pseudonym

nickname

assumed name

pen name

nom de plume

another name

sobriquet

false name

also known as

designation

a.k.a.

epithet

code name

AKA

byname

assumed

fictitious

popular name

secret name

name

anonym

nom de guerre

A.K.A.

alias name

synonym

nick

pen-name

stage-name

second name

appellation

cognomen

moniker

pearl barley

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Etymology

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