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alias

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

aliasnoun

aliases

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Translations

The author wrote under a pseudonym to protect her identity.

Автор писала под псевдонимом, чтобы защитить свою личность.

The criminal was known by his alias in the underworld.

Преступник был известен в преступном мире под своей кличкой.

Definitions

A false or assumed identity.

The spy operated under an alias to avoid detection.

A name that someone, especially a criminal, uses instead of their real name.

The notorious hacker was known by the alias 'Shadow'.

An alternative name for someone or something, often used to indicate a different aspect or role.

The musician, known by his alias DJ Thunder, released a new album.

Computing: a short or alternative name that substitutes for a longer command, path, or address.

Create an alias for the full directory path to save time.

Synonyms

stage name

aliasverb

aliased

Past Simple

aliased

Past Participle

aliasing

Gerund

Transitive; common in general and computing usage.

Definitions

To give an alternative name to; to designate by an alias.

The witness was aliased as ‘John Doe’ in the court documents.

Computing: to create a shorthand or secondary reference to a command, file, or memory location.

You can alias ‘git status’ to ‘gst’ in your shell configuration.

aliasadverb

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Used before a second name to mean ‘otherwise called’; invariable.

Definitions

Used before another name to mean ‘also known as’ or ‘otherwise called’.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias Mark Twain, was a famous American writer.