identifier
1. <programming, operating system> A formal name used in source code to
refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating
system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
Each different type of entity may have a different range of valid identifiers or
"name space". For example, an identifier in C is a series of one or more
letters, digits and underscores that does not begin with a digit. An identifier
has a type, e.g. integer variable, hash, variant and a scope, e.g. block,
global.
(2006-05-29)
2. <database> (id) A primary key. The column containing a table's primary
key is frequently named after the table with "_id" appended, e.g. "customer_id".
(2006-05-29)
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