IDENTIFIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does identifier mean? 

• IDENTIFIER (noun)
  The noun IDENTIFIER has 1 sense:

1. a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

  Familiarity information: IDENTIFIER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IDENTIFIER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("identifier" is a kind of...):

symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

 Context examples 

An identifier that describes the relative position of concomitant medication data within a series.

(Concomitant Medication Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-unique textual identifier for the organization.

(Organization Name, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): 12345 is the identifier for a substance administration

(Activity Identifier, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A coded value specifying the kind of organization identifier.

(Organization Identifier Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)

A coded value specifying the kind of package identifier.

(Package Identifier Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-unique textual identifier for the package.

(Package Name, NCI Thesaurus)

An identifier that describes the relative position of comment data within a series.

(Comment Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)

The unique identifier for a performed procedure step class.

(Performed Procedure Step SOP Class UID, NCI Thesaurus)

The numerical identifier of the adverse event associated with the concomitant medication.

(Concomitant Medication Adverse Event Number, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies whether this is the main or principal organization identifier.

(Organization Identifier Primary Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)