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🕵️ A fake name 🔄 To rename
to alias

to alias

6.8
To give a command or file a different name to make it easier to use
  • verb
  • /ˈeɪliəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : crear un alias
  • You can alias your username to make it easier to remember.

Examples

  • Alternatively, you can alias ssh to something like ssh -o **28;7147;TOOLONG -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no, which doesn't complain or ask to verify. Remove the StrictHostKeyChecking=no if

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  • The basic mesh is annotated with a special custom prop instructing the filter to alias those meshes.

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  • Maybe you know, alias, alias down to a lower frequency.

  • Citizens must alias.

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  • It says that whatever multiplies this alias should be should disappear.

  • In programming, it's common to alias complex commands to simple keywords.

  • To simplify your tasks, you might want to alias frequently used functions in your code.

Synonyms

to name
vsto alias
∞ 1.0

To give a word people use to identify someone or something

assigns a different label mainly in computing or data contexts
to dub
vsto alias
78 4.8

To give an unofficial name to a person or thing

assigns a different label typically for technical or data use
to term
vsto alias
  • Formal
53 3.9

To call something by a particular name

assigns an alternative label rather than an official designation

Compounds

humorous alias
7.0

A funny name someone uses to hide their real identity

How Formal

to alias
  • Specialized
6.8
to rename
64 2.3
to name
∞ 1.0
to call
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

alias infinitive
aliased past
aliased past participle
aliasing present participle
aliases third person singular

Etymology

Alias (verb) comes from the same Latin alius 'other', so to alias something is to give it an 'other name', which is why people and computer users rename things to be shorter or private.