entity identifier

UK: /ˈentɪti aɪˈdentɪˌfaɪə/

Definition

Definition of entity identifier - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

unique name or code used to tell one specific entity from others

TECH.

Each customer record has an entity identifier in the database.
The system generates a unique entity identifier for every new IoT device.
You can search the log by entity identifier to trace specific transactions.

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Expressions with entity

physical entity

something that can be seen or touched

A rock is a physical entity.

separate entity

distinct and independent existence

The subsidiary operates as a separate entity from the parent company.

foreign entity

organization from another country operating outside its home nation

The company partnered with a foreign entity to expand into Asia.

monolithic entity

system or structure that is indivisible and uniform

The corporation operated as a monolithic entity, with no room for individual input.

political entity

territory governed by a political authority

The United Nations recognizes it as a political entity.

legal entity

organization recognized by law as having rights and responsibilities

The corporation was established as a legal entity last year.

Expressions with identifier

device identifier

code or value used to uniquely recognize a particular hardware or virtual device

The app requests access to the device identifier for security purposes.

unique identifier

identifier guaranteed unique for specific objects or purposes

Each user account has a unique identifier.

process identifier

unique number assigned to each running process

The process identifier helps manage tasks in the system.

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French:identifiant d'entité, ...
German:Entitätskennung, ...
Italian:identificatore di entità, ...
Spanish:identificador de entidad, ...
Portuguese:identificador de entidade, ...
Chinese:实体标识符, ...
Japanese:エンティティ識別子, ...
Arabic:مُعَرِّف الكِيان, ...
Hebrew:מְזַהֶה יֵשׁוּת, ...
Russian:идентификатор сущности, ...
Ukrainian:ідентифікатор сутності, ...
Hindi:इकाई परिचायक, ...
Bengali:এনটিটি শনাক্তকারী, ...
Catalan:identificador d'entitat, ...
Czech:identifikátor entity, ...
Danish:entitetsidentifikator, ...
Dutch:entiteit-ID, ...
Greek:αναγνωριστικό οντότητας, ...
Hungarian:entitásazonosító, ...
Khmer:អត្តសញ្ញាណសម្គាល់អង្គភាព, ...
Korean:개체 식별자, ...
Persian:شناسه موجودیت, ...
Polish:identyfikator encji, ...
Portuguese (BR):identificador de entidade, ...
Romanian:identificator de entitate, ...
Swedish:entitetsidentifierare, ...
Thai:ตัวระบุเอนทิตี, ...
Turkish:varlık tanımlayıcısı, ...
Vietnamese:định danh thực thể, ...

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