Identifier
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An identifier is a name that identifies (that is, labels the identity of) either a unique object or a unique class of objects, where the "object" or class may be an idea, physical [countable] object (or class thereof), or physical [noncountable] substance (or class thereof). The abbreviation ID often refers to identity, identification (the process of identifying), or an identifier (that is, an instance of identification). An identifier may be a word, number, letter, symbol, or any combination of those.
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See also
- Barcode
- Binomial nomenclature
- British Approved Name
- Diagnosis codes
- Document management system
- Food labeling regulations
- Gene nomenclature
- Identification (disambiguation)
- Identity document
- Marketing part number
- Overloading
- Name binding
- Naming conventions (programming)
- National identification number
- Part number
- Product code
- Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- Unique identifier
- Nomenclature – contains various standardized naming systems
- Nomenclature Codes
- Metadata
- Data element
- Representation term
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