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Nickname vs Alias - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between nickname and alias

is that nickname is a familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing while alias is another name; an assumed name.

As verbs the difference between nickname and alias

is that nickname is to give a nickname to (a person or thing) while alias is to assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.

As an adverb alias is

otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.

nickname

English

(wikipedia nickname)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
  • A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.

    • Synonyms

    * (familiar invented given name) handle, hypocoristic, moniker, nick, sobriquet, pet name * (byname) antonomasia, byname, cognomen

    Verb

    (nicknam)
  • To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

    • 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

    Related terms

    * nom de plume

    See also

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    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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