Definition of IDENTIFIER

identifier

Plural: identifiers

Noun

  • a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
  • Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of someone or something.
  • Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
  • One who identifies as a particular type or role; one who says and believes that they are a certain thing.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • A code that distinguishes a particular element from all other elements in a document.
  • A primary key.

Origin / Etymology

From identify + -er.

Antonyms

identifiee

Scrabble Score: 14

identifier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
identifier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
identifier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

identifier: valid Words With Friends Word