Meaning

Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as..

Definitions by Sense

1. Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
2. (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 doubtful
3. Another name; especially, an assumed name.
4. (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
5. (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
6. (programming) An alternate name assigned to something, e.g. a database column to avoid ambiguity in a query.
7. (signal processing) A spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
8. (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.

Example Sentences

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.

When indeed a Popish monarch may fill our throne, and the successor of St. Peter shall be the spiritual head of our Church; then shall your “esoterics,” alias “Church principles,” be in the ascendant in our Universities, and Who shall say that we may not have a Thorp lecturer in each of our Colleges, Neale and Webb scholarships, Regii professores supplying the places of those who shall now be superannuated, all teaching, and empowered to confer degrees in the, symbolism of mystical divinity:—the professor of music, not dealing as he now must, with crotchets and quavers, but in the far higher branches of the sacramentality of sounds, with their correspondent colours, instruments, bearing, &c. &c., and so of others?

Smith, alias Simpson.

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

Word Forms

• aliases
• aliasing
• aliased

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When Should You Use Alias?

Use alias when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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