identifier C2+ Topic:People & Society 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... markerlabeltagdesignatornametoken Word family Related forms identifyidentityidentification Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown