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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  ALIAS
       
          ALgorIthmic ASsembly language
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  alias
       
          1.  A name, usually short and easy to
          remember and type, that is translated into another name or
          string, usually long and difficult to remember or type.  Most
          command interpreters (e.g. Unix's csh) allow the user to
          define aliases for commands, e.g. "alias l ls -al".  These are
          loaded into memory when the interpreter starts and are
          expanded without needing to refer to any file.
       
          2.  One of several alternative hostnames with
          the same Internet address.  E.g. in the Unix hosts
          database (/etc/hosts or NIS map) the first field on a line
          is the Internet address, the next is the official hostname
          (the "{canonical name" or "{CNAME}"), and any others are
          aliases.
       
          Hostname aliases often indicate that the host with that alias
          provides a particular network service such as archie,
          finger, FTP, or World-Wide Web.  The assignment of
          services to computers can then be changed simply by moving an
          alias (e.g. www.doc.ic.ac.uk) from one Internet address to
          another, without the clients needing to be aware of the
          change.
       
          3.  The name used by Apple computer, Inc. for
          symbolic links when they added them to the System 7
          operating system in 1991.
       
          (1997-10-22)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Alias \A"li*as\, adv. [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.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Alias \A"li*as\, n.; pl. Aliases. [L., otherwise, at another
     time.] (Law)
     (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first
         writ has expired without effect.
     (b) Another name; an assumed name.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Alias \A"li*as\, adv. [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Alias \A"li*as\, n.; pl. Aliases. [L., otherwise, at another
     time.] (Law)
     (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first
         writ has expired without effect.
     (b) Another name; an assumed name.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  alias
       n : a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: assumed name,
            false name]
       adv : as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith,
             alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: a.k.a., also known as]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     Γαλλικά adv.
     αλλιώς, διαφορετικά
     Γαλλικά n.
     (ετ πληροφ fr) ψευδώνυμο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     Finnish n.
     #English
     French adv.
     (l en alias)
     French n.
     (l en alias)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la alius  acc f p)
     Latin adv.
     1 (lb la time) at a time other than the present; at another time, at
  other times, on another occasion, sometimes
     2 (lb la place) at another place, elsewhere
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: aliar)
     Spanish adv.
     also known as; (l en alias)
     Spanish n.
     (l en alias)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Alias
     German n.
     1 m alias#Noun, pseudonym#English, substitute#English name
     2 m (lb de computer science) alias#Noun

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     adv.
     1 otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise
  called.
     2 (lb en legal) (non-gloss definition: 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)
     n.
     1 Another name; an assumed name.
     2 (lb en legal) A second or further writ which is issued after a
  first writ has expired without effect.
     3 (lb en computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of
  commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or
  tasks.
     4 (lb en signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a
  technological artifact.
     vb.
     1 (lb en computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often
  a more user-friendly one.
     2 (lb en signal processing of two signals ambitransitive) To make or
  become indistinguishable.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     Finnish n.
     #English
     French adv.
     (l en alias)
     French n.
     (l en alias)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la alius  acc f p)
     Latin adv.
     1 (lb la time) at a time other than the present; at another time, at
  other times, on another occasion, sometimes
     2 (lb la place) at another place, elsewhere
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: aliar)
     Spanish adv.
     also known as; (l en alias)
     Spanish n.
     (l en alias)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Alias
     German n.
     1 m alias#Noun, pseudonym#English, substitute#English name
     2 m (lb de computer science) alias#Noun

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     Finnish n.
     #English
     French adv.
     (l en alias)
     French n.
     (l en alias)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la alius  acc f p)
     Latin adv.
     1 (lb la time) at a time other than the present; at another time, at
  other times, on another occasion, sometimes
     2 (lb la place) at another place, elsewhere
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: aliar)
     Swedish adv.
     n (l en alias) (not associated with law, but often somewhat jocular
  formality)
     Swedish n.
     n an (l en alias) (name assumed, often to hide one's identity)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Alias
     German n.
     1 m alias#Noun, pseudonym#English, substitute#English name
     2 m (lb de computer science) alias#Noun

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     Ido n.
     toisella nimellä, toiselta nimeltään, alias
     n.
     salanimi, peitenimi, pseudonyymi

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     n.
     salanimi, peitenimi, pseudonyymi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     Engelska adv.
     #Svenska
     Engelska n.
     #Svenska
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg data språk=en) tilldela ett #Svenska till en entitet
     Tyska adv.
     #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alias'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst alias)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Alias
     Tyska n.
     alias

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  alias
     adv.
     även kallad; även känd under namnet
     n.
     annan namn, antagen namn, oäkta namn, falskt namn, anonymt namn

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  alias /ˈɑliːˌɑːs/ 
  alias , also known as aka,  /ˈɑkɑː/
        "Serienstar Leonard Nimoy alias Mr. Spock"  - serial star Leonard Nimoy alias Mr. Spock
     Synonyms: auch … genannt, auch als … bekannt
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Alias /ˈɑliːˌɑːs/ 
  alias 
     Synonym: Parallelbezeichnung
  
   see: Parallelbezeichnungen, Aliase
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  pseudonyme
  Kriminalistik, Informatik (Anwendung): Pseudonym (zum Beispiel im E-Mail-Verkehr oder Chats)

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  alias
  sonst benannt, auch bekannt als (verweist auf verschleiernde Benennungen, besonders bei Namensangaben, also bei Eigennamen)

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  alias
  Kriminalistik, Informatik (Anwendung): Pseudonym (zum Beispiel im E-Mail-Verkehr oder Chats)

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  alias, czyli, inaczej
  sonst benannt, auch bekannt als (verweist auf verschleiernde Benennungen, besonders bei Namensangaben, also bei Eigennamen)

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  alias
  sonst benannt, auch bekannt als (verweist auf verschleiernde Benennungen, besonders bei Namensangaben, also bei Eigennamen)

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  alias 2.
  Kriminalistik, Informatik (Anwendung): Pseudonym (zum Beispiel im E-Mail-Verkehr oder Chats)
   3.
  Informatik (Technik): Ersatzname für komplizierte Variablennamen, (Betriebs-)Befehle oder Zugangskennungen, die die eindeutige Identifizierung derer vereinfachen

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  alias /ˈaːli̯as/ 
  alias
  sonst benannt, auch bekannt als (verweist auf verschleiernde Benennungen, besonders bei Namensangaben, also bei Eigennamen)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  الاسم المستعار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  alias //ˈeɪ.li.əs// 
  псевдоним, прозвище
  another name; an assumed name

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/ 
  alias

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/ 
  přezdívka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  druhé jméno

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  zástupce

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/ 
  ffugenw 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  Falschname , Aliasname 
        "The fugitive uses several aliases."  - Der Flüchtige benutzt mehrere Falschnamen.
        "The suspect is travelling under the alias (of) Richard Jones."  - Der Verdächte reist unter dem Aliasnamen Richard Jones.
   see: aliases
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  alias, auch … genannt, auch als … bekannt 
        "serial star Leonard Nimoy alias Mr. Spock"  - Serienstar Leonard Nimoy alias Mr. Spock
     Synonym: also known as
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  Parallelbezeichnung , Alias 
   see: aliases
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  
  ψευδώνυμο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  alias //ˈeɪ.li.əs// 
  alias
  another name; an assumed name

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  alias //ˈeɪ.li.əs// 
  aliasoida
  to assign an additional name to an entity

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/ 
  1. उपनाम
        "Arun Gawli alias Chotu was wounded in an encounter with the police."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  alias, alternativni ulaz, datoteke ili naredbe), drugačije, drugi naziv, drugo ime, inače (zvani), inače zvan, inačica, izmišljeno ime, promijenjeno ime, pseudonim, pseudonim (npr. skraćeni oblik adrese, usvojeno im

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  1. felvett név
  2. más néven
  3. mûvésznév
  4. álnév
  5. fedônév
  6. másként
  7. másképpen

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  alias //ˈeɪ.li.əs// 
  alias
  another name; an assumed name

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  alias //ˈeɪ.li.əs// 
  異名, 仮名, 偽名, 別名, 雅号
  another name; an assumed name

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  alias /eılıəs/
  1. alternatyvusis vardas, pravardė, pseudonimas
  2. kitaip, dar (vadinamas)

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  alias /ˈeɪlɪəs/
  I.    pseudonim
  II.    czyli

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/ 
  pseudônimo, apelido, nome falso

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  alias

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  alias //ˈeɪ.li.əs// 
  pseudonym, alias, tillnamn, öknamn
  another name; an assumed name

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  alias /ˈeɪliəs/
  1. (Lat.) namı diğer, diğer ismi.

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  alias /a.ljas/ 
  alias, vel

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  alias /a.ljas/ 
  pseudonim

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  alias /a.ljas/ 
  alias, apodado

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  alias /a.ljas/ 
  som

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  alias /ˈalɪæs/
  alias

From italiano-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-fin ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  eli
  detto anche

From italiano-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-ind ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  juga dikenal sebagai
  detto anche

From italiano-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-jpn ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  またの名
  detto anche

From italiano-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-pol ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  także znany jako
  detto anche

From italiano-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-rus ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  [[изве́стная]] [[та́кже]] как
  detto anche

From italiano-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-swe ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  alias
  detto anche

From italiano-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-tur ]

  alias /ˈalias/ 
  diğer adıyla
  detto anche

From Latin-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:lat-eng ]

  alias /ˈalɪas/
  another time

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  alias /alijɑs/
  1. alias, otherwise, otherwisecalled

From Nederlands-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2022.04.06 :   [ freedict:nld-ind ]

  alias //aliɑs// 
  juga dikenal sebagai
  1. anders gezegd, ook wel genaamd

From Nederlands-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2022.04.06 :   [ freedict:nld-ind ]

  alias //aliɑs// 
  alias
  1. een bijnaam

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  alias //aliɑs// 
  seu
  1. anders gezegd, ook wel genaamd

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  alias //aliɑs// 
  pravardė
  1. een bijnaam

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  alias //aliɑs// 
  alias
  1. anders gezegd, ook wel genaamd

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  alias //aliɑs// 
  alias
  1. een bijnaam

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  alias
  alias

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  alias
  alias

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  AKA, alias, also known as
  inaczej (zwany), znany jako

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  alias
  (informatyka, informatyczny) alternatywny identyfikator użytkownika lub inny (zazwyczaj prostszy, krótszy) adres sieciowy odnoszący się do tego samego obiektu

From język polski-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fin ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  alias
  inaczej (zwany), znany jako

From język polski-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fin ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  alias
  (informatyka, informatyczny) alternatywny identyfikator użytkownika lub inny (zazwyczaj prostszy, krótszy) adres sieciowy odnoszący się do tego samego obiektu

From język polski-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ind ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  alias
  inaczej (zwany), znany jako

From język polski-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ind ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  alias
  (informatyka, informatyczny) alternatywny identyfikator użytkownika lub inny (zazwyczaj prostszy, krótszy) adres sieciowy odnoszący się do tego samego obiektu

From język polski-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-jpn ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  仮名
  inaczej (zwany), znany jako

From język polski-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-jpn ]

  alias /ˈalʲjas/ 
  仮名
  (informatyka, informatyczny) alternatywny identyfikator użytkownika lub inny (zazwyczaj prostszy, krótszy) adres sieciowy odnoszący się do tego samego obiektu

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  alias /ˈaljas/
  alies  

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  alias /ˈaljas/ 
  1. alias
  2. auch bekannt als

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  alias /ˈɑːliːˌas/ 
  alias
  även kallad

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  alias /ˈɑːliːˌas/ 
  Alias
  annat namn, antaget namn, oäkta namn, falskt namn, anonymt namn

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  alias /ˈɑːliːˌas/ 
  ина́че
  även kallad

From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-tur ]

  alias /ˈɑːliːˌas/ 
  alias
  även kallad

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈeɪɫiəs/

From IPA:fi :   [ IPA:fi ]

  

/ˈɑliɑs/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/aljas/

From IPA:ma :   [ IPA:ma ]

  

/alias/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/'ɑːlɪas/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  ALIAS, practice. This word is prefixed to the name of a second writ of the
  same kind issued in the same cause; as, when a summons has been issued and
  it is returned by the sheriff, nil, and another is issued, this is called an
  alias summons. The term is used to all kinds of writs, as alias fi. fa.,
  alias vend. exp. and the like. Alias dictus, otherwise called; a description
  of the defendant by an addition to his real name of that by which he is
  bound in the writing; or when a man is indicted and his name is uncertain,
  he may be indicted as A B, alias dictus C D. See 4 John. 1118; 1 John. Cas.
  243; 2 Caines, R. 362; 3 Caines, R. 219.
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "alias":
     Jane Doe, John Doe, Richard Roe, anonym, assumed name, contrarily,
     else, elsewise, false name, fictitious name, in other respects,
     in other ways, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nom de theatre,
     or else, other than, otherwise, pen name, professional name,
     pseudonym, stage name, than
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 别名,化名;
  ad. 别名,化名;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Alias
     n. 别名,化名
     ad. 别名,化名
     n.  
  (一种代称,例如在用e-mail时,输入abc,E-MAIL管理员可能会转换成abc@public1.guangzhou.gd.cn)

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