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identifier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • identify verb To work out or state exactly who or what someone or something is.
  • name noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
  • pinpoint verb To identify or locate something with great precision.

Senses

identifier is used for these senses in English:

  • identify (intransitive) To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.
  • log in (computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.
  • name (transitive) To publicly implicate by name.
  • pinpoint (transitive) To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.
  • put one's finger on (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To identify, specify, name or pick out.

identify — full definition

  1. verb To work out or state exactly who or what someone or something is.
  2. verb To feel a strong connection with, or see yourself reflected in, a person or group.
  3. verb To describe oneself as belonging to a particular group or category.

name — full definition

  1. noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
  2. noun A person's reputation.
  3. verb To give something or someone a name.
  4. verb To identify or specify something explicitly.

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