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Alias vs Autonym - What's the difference?

alias | autonym | Antonyms |

Alias is an antonym of autonym.


As a verb alias

is .

As a noun autonym is

(taxonomy) an infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.

alias

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
  • (legal)
  • Synonyms

    * AKA

    Coordinate terms

    * FKA, PKA

    Noun

    (es)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (another name) pseudonym

    See also

    *

    Verb

    (es)
  • (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
  • (signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable
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  • autonym

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.
  • (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
  • Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans .
  • The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
  • A work published under the author's true name."Autonym", OED 2nd ed.
  • * 1900 , Mr. Barnwell, "Cataloging Roundtable", in Library Journal , page 157
  • As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym' let the ' autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.

    Synonyms

    * (taxonomy) type variety * endonym, selfname

    Antonyms

    * exonym, xenonym * (true name of a person) pseudonym, alias, pen name