Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who recognizes and proves the identity of others, especially of criminals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
identifies ; a person whoestablishes theidentity of. - noun Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
- noun A guidebook that helps determine the specific class of an object (such as a mushroom, herb, fish, bird, drug, or mineral), or its individual identity (such as that of a star).
- noun programming, operating systems A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
- noun databases A
primary key .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
Etymologies
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Examples
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My natural identifier is my MAC address, and I would love the world to have a MAC-based Wifi for all, including an automated enforced return of stolen property: it would be safer, more secure, more convenient, obviouly more intuitive and easier.
Responding to criticisms about OpenID: convenience, security and personal agency | FactoryCity 2008
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The idea that Google would have stopped using the cookie as user identifier is rediculous.
Google Tests Using Your Search Data to Tailor Ads to You - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A thinglink identifier is based on the idea that many of the things we use in our daily life are quite particular.
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The VPN identifier is added to the drop-down list.
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Note the identifier from the resulting display to approve or reject a request. approve identifier
certificate request 2001
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A VPN identifier is a unique number associated with each tunnel.
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The VPN Default identifier is already available in the Main CVC if the template includes it.
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VPN slot: identifier or VPN identifier is the slot (VPN 5002 and 5008 only) and number you specified for the Tunnel Partner section.
Configuring IP Routing Over a Proprietary IPSec, GRE-in-IPSec, or GRE Tunnel 2001
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Rejects a server certificate request that was imported using the certificate request import command. identifier is the identifier for the request, as shown using the certificate request pending command.
certificate request 2001
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When inquiring, please provide her tag identifier number, A11608190-PAC.
Phillies Zone 2010
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