🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

标识符

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biāozhìfú

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Identifier/aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"每个用户都有一个唯一的标识符。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A name or symbol that uniquely identifies an entity within a particular context.

    "In programming, a variable name serves as an identifier for the data it represents."
  2. 2

    A term used in various fields, such as linguistics and computer science, to denote a specific object or concept.

    "Each user account has a unique identifier to ensure proper access control."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'identifier' is derived from the Latin root 'identificare', meaning 'to make identical', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century. It has come to denote a symbol or name that uniquely distinguishes an entity in various contexts, especially in computing and linguistics.

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