Pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
, a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose
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Pen name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
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, a pseudonym adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name
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Stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
, a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers
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Nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
, a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing
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Code name
A code name, call sign or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in industrial c ...
, a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person
Alias the Jester
''Alias the Jester'' is a British animated series created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing in 13 episodes on ITV starting on 13 November 1985. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired the show in 1987 during their after school timeslot and ...
'', a 1995 British animated series
* '' Alias – the Bad Man'', a 1931 American Western film
Alias (musician)
Brendon Whitney (April 5, 1976 – March 30, 2018), better known by his stage name Alias, was a producer and rapper from Hollis, Maine. He was a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon.
History
Alias originally performed as a ra ...
(Brendon Whitney, 1976–2018), an American rapper
* Alias (
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. As well as being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band OneRepublic, he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists since th ...
, born 1979), American singer, songwriter and record producer
* Alias Records, a record label
* "Alias", a song by In Flames from the 2008 album ''
A Sense of Purpose
''A Sense of Purpose'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, first released in Japan on 26 March 2008. It was released on 1 AprilForm/Alkaline''
Computing
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alias (command)
In computing, alias is a command in various command-line interpreters ( shells), which enables a replacement of a word by another string. It is mainly used for abbreviating a system command, or for adding default arguments to a regularly used ...
, a shell command
* Alias (Mac OS), a small file representing another object
* Alias (SQL), a feature of SQL
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Aliasing (computing)
In computing, aliasing describes a situation in which a data location in memory can be accessed through different symbolic names in the program. Thus, modifying the data through one name implicitly modifies the values associated with all aliased n ...
, where a data location can be accessed through different symbolic names
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Alias Systems Corporation
Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias Research, Alias Wavefront), headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a software company that produced high-end 3D graphics software. Alias was eventually bought by Autodesk.
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, a former software company
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PowerAnimator
PowerAnimator and Animator, also referred to simply as "Alias", the precursor to what is now Maya and StudioTools, is a highly integrated industrial 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects suite. It had a relatively long track record, starting ...
, also known as Alias
* Autodesk Alias, a family of computer-aided industrial design software
* Email alias, a forwarding email address
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URL shortening
URL shortening is a technique on the World Wide Web in which a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) may be made substantially shorter and still direct to the required page. This is achieved by using a redirect which links to the web page that has ...
, where a (short) URL redirects to a longer URL
People
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Alias Ali
Haji Alias Md Ali (c. 1939 – 10 March 2014) was a Malaysian politician and former news editor of ''Bernama''. He served as an MP for Hulu Terengganu from 1978 to 1995. He was also the former chairman of Agro Bank Malaysia.
Personal life
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Alias Avidzba Alias Avidzba is the current and first Chairman of the State Committee for Youth Policy of Abkhazia. Avidzba was appointed on 11 April 2015 by President Raul Khajimba
Raul Jumkovich Khajimba ( ab, Рауль Џьумка-иҧа Ҳаџьымба, ...
Aliasing
In signal processing and related disciplines, aliasing is an effect that causes different signals to become indistinguishable (or ''aliases'' of one another) when sampled. It also often refers to the distortion or artifact that results when ...
, an effect in signal processing
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Allias
Allias is a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic
The Ad ...
, a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania
* Alias method, a family of algorithms for sampling from a discrete probability distribution
* Alias transformation, in analytic geometry
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