alias, a.k.a., also known as
(adverb) as known or named at another time or place; “Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette”
alias, assumed name, false name
(noun) a name that has been assumed temporarily
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alias (not comparable)
Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
(legal) 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
• AKA
• FKA, PKA
alias (plural aliases)
Another name; an assumed name.
(legal) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
(computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
(signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
• (another name): pseudonym
alias (third-person singular simple present aliases, present participle aliasing, simple past and past participle aliased)
(computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
(signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable
• asail
Source: Wiktionary
A"li*as, adv. Etym: [L., fr. alius. See Else.] (Law) (a) Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson. (b) At another time.
A"li*as, n.; pl. Aliases. Etym: [L., otherwise, at another time.]Etym: (Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
