alias

Noun

1. (Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name.

Synonyms:

• pseudonym

5 letters in word "alias": A A I L S.

No anagrams for alias found in this word list.

Words found within alias:

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• Definitions:
• a name that has been assumed temporarily as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
• Alias was an AOR/hard rock band formed by vocalist Freddy Curci and Steve DeMarchi of the Canadian soft rock band Sheriff ("When I'm With You") along with Heart founding members Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen and Mike DeRosier in 1988.
• Alias is the debut album of the band with the same name, released in 1990 by Capitol Records. Single "More Than Words Can Say" reached #2 in the US Billboard Hot 100.
• Alias was a 2002-2004 comic book created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos, published by Marvel Comics under the Marvel MAX imprint.
• Alias (born Brendon Whitney) is an abstract hip hop artist and producer for the anticon. label. He is originally from Portland, Maine, although he currently resides on the west coast.
• In Mac OS System 7 and later, an alias is a small file that represents another object in the file system. ...
• Alias was an American "Spy-fi" television series created by J. J. Abrams that aired on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ...
• The video game Alias, based on the television series Alias, is a 3D third-person stealth/action title developed and released by Acclaim Entertainment for the personal computer, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The plot was written by Breen Frazier and the game features the voices of the cast principals. ...
• In Unix shells (like csh, bash, etc.), alias is a command that enables a replacement of a word with another string. It's mainly used for abbreviating a system command, or for adding default arguments to a command which one regularly uses. ...
• PowerAnimator and Animator, also referred to simply as "Alias", the precursor to what is now Maya and StudioTools, was an expensive, complex, highly-integrated industrial 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects suite. ...
• Alias is the name of the female warrior who is a hero of the Forgotten Realms fantasy setting. She is not a natural human being, but instead the construct of an alliance between several powerful groups. Her first appearance is in the novel Azure Bonds, written by Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak.
• A name that is substituted for a more complicated name. For example, a simple alias may be used instead of a more complicated mailing address or for a mailing list.
• In SmoothWall terminology, an alias refers to an additional public IP that operates as an alternative identifier of the red interface. Top
• Giving a temporary name to a column or table in a SQL statement. In this example, BOSS and SLAVE are column aliases, and X and Y are table aliases: select X.ENAME BOSS, Y.ENAME SLAVE from EMP X, EMP Y where X.EMPNO = Y.MGRNO;
• An assumed or additional name that a person has used or is known by.
• An abbreviation or an alternative name, usually mnemonic, for a command.
• a computer system name that points to another name, instead of an underlying object. Most Web URLs are either wholly or partly aliases (to protect the underlying file system on the Web server they point at).
• (1) An alternative label. A label and one or more aliases may be used to refer to the same data element in a computer program. (2) In the C++ language, an alternative name for a namespace. See namespace. ...
• A hostname that replaces another hostname; similar to a nickname. Hostnames can have aliases which are other names for the same Internet address. Hostname aliases often indicate that the host with that alias provides a particular network service. For example, www.mycompany. ...
• When the estimate of an effect also includes the influence of one or more other effects (usually high order interactions) the effects are said to be aliased (see confounding). ...
• refers to aliased text that does not use color variations to make its jagged edges appear smoother, unlike anti-aliased text (see following definition).
• "Otherwise called," indicating one was called by one or the other of two names.
• Another name for an existing users address.
• When two or more variables share the same location, or two or more pointers point to the same memory cell, they are aliases of each other. Essentially, it is one variable (pointer) but it is known under different names.
• Most simply a nick name representing a person or group of people. A musician can have an address book entry that says 'fans@mysite.com' and when email is sent to that address, it goes to everyone who is on the list.
• An assumed or alternate name. Some viruses are given multiple names since there is no real standard for naming computer viruses.
• an alternate name or abbreviation (usually short and easy to remember) that substitutes for a pathname, command, list, or expression (usually long and hard to remember).
• A shortcut that enables a user to identify a group of hosts, networks, or users under one name. Aliases are used to speed user authentication and service configuration. ...
• A name that maps part of a URL to a physical directory on the server. In general, an easily remembered name used in place of an IP address, directory path, or other identifier; also called a friendly name. See also host name; virtual directory; virtual server. ...
• [Latin - other] a pseudonym, false or alternative name
• An alternative name for an object. For example, an e-mail alias for the e-mail address support@webbloom.com could be alias@webbloom.com. Any e-mail sent to alias@webbloom.com will actually be sent to the mailbox at support@webbloom.com because it is an alias and not an actual mailbox.
• An informal name for a variable, used in DealBuilder, that appears in the document in lieu of an unanswered variable. In HotDocs 2005, you can assign a Title to a variable that serves the same function. ...
• A representation of a file or program created for low storage, easy access to the parent document.
• A DNS name which points to another name. Aliases are used to name common network services like web servers. An example of an alias is 'WWW.TTU.EDU' which points to 'TTACS6.TTU.EDU'. ...
• A URL that points to another website. Many websites use aliases to differentiate traffic. Fastclick allows approved aliases to be used with the same ad code as the main website.
• An alternative name. For example, for a more easily identifiable column descriptor you can display the alias instead of the member name.

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