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Meaning:

Adverb:

  • legal Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called. (Used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, ''Smith, '''alias''' Simpson''.)

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Noun:

  • Another name; an assumed name.
  • legal A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

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Verb:

  • computing To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.

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