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Alias
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- 1 Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as. not-comparable
"Hitherto the commanding influence of Sir Robert Evelyn's character had sunk his own into insignificance—now he had no "rival near the throne," alias the bench of county magistrates."
- 2 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 not-comparable
"Smith, alias Simpson."
- 1 as known or named at another time or place wordnet
- 1 Another name; especially, an assumed name.
- 2 a name that has been assumed wordnet
- 3 A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- 4 An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- 5 An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
- 1 To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
- 2 To make or become indistinguishable. ambitransitive
"When the signal frequency reaches half the sampling frequency, there are only two samples per cycle, which is the absolute minimum needed to record a waveform. A higher frequency would cause the digitization system to alias."
Etymology
From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.
From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.
From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.
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