Both Uses
alias
in
The Alchemist, by Scott
(Auto-generated)
- There is far too much paperwork involved in owning a car, paperwork that could be traced directly to us, no matter how many aliases we used.†
Chpt 10 *
- Do you know how long I've been chasing Nicholas Flamel, or Nick Fleming, or any of the hundreds of other aliases he's used?†
Chpt 37
Definitions:
-
(1)
(alias) an alternative nameIn some contexts, an "alias" refers to a false name -- as in one used by a criminal. In other instances, it may be a common name by which someone is known, but which is not on their birth certificate.
In computer software, aliases are commonly used to provide shortened names that identify files within a local scope. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)