identifier

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɚ/ UK /aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a name or symbol used to mark or distinguish something uniquely

Each record is tagged with a numeric identifier in the database.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a name or symbol used to... marker label tagdesignatorname token

Word family

Related forms identify identity identification

Etymology

From identify + -er. Identify is from Medieval Latin identificare, from Late Latin identitas ('sameness') + facere ('to make'), from Latin idem ('the same').

idem Latin facere Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# identifier

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪə/

## Meanings
1. a name or symbol used to mark or distinguish something uniquely

## Examples
- Each record is tagged with a numeric identifier in the database.

## Synonyms
- marker
- label
- tag
- designator
- name
- token

## Related Forms
- identify
- identity
- identification

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: idem
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From identify + -er. Identify is from Medieval Latin identificare, from Late Latin identitas ('sameness') + facere ('to make'), from Latin idem ('the same').

## AI Etymology
Identifier comes from identify + -er. Identify is from Medieval Latin identificare, from Late Latin identitas ('sameness') + facere ('to make'), from Latin idem ('the same'). The etymological trail includes Latin idem and Latin facere. As a noun, identifier means a name or symbol used to mark or distinguish something uniquely. The same family is visible in related forms such as identify, identity, and identification. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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