alias
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Is alias a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of alias?
Definition
adv (English)
1. (law) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtfulExamples: "Smith, alias Simpson."not-comparable
noun (English)
1. (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
2. (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
3. (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
verb (English)
1. (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
2. (signal processing, of two signals, ambitransitive) To make or become indistinguishable.Examples: "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."; "Finally, as it is a frequency detection technique, color Doppler US has the potential to alias"; "This technique can be used to alias the L1 and L2 bands of the GPS into the baseband"ambitransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary