alias

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Synonyms: alas, alia, aias, alian, lias, elias, arias, aldas, alis, amias, albas

Antonyms: alas, alia, aias, alian, lias, elias, arias, aldas, alis, amias, albas

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adverb

1. [[otherwise|Otherwise]]; at another time; in other [[circumstances]]; otherwise called; [[also known as]]; [[formerly known as]].
2. {{lb|en|legal}} {{non-gloss|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]]; especially, an [[assumed]] name.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} A second or further [[writ]] which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
4. {{lb|en|programming}} An alternate name assigned to something, e.g. a [[database]] [[column]] to avoid [[ambiguity]] in a [[query]].
5. {{lb|en|signal processing}} A spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|computing}} To [[assign]] an additional name to an entity, often a more [[user-friendly]] one.
2. {{lb|en|signal processing|of two signals|ambitransitive}} To make or become [[indistinguishable]].

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