-name

Definition of -name in English English dictionary: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"; The name that is the standardized name, appellation, or other identifying phrase by which an artist (person or group) is identified in the Bainbridge Bunting Slide Library collections e g Abeyta, Narciso or Howling Wolf or AmerINDIAN Architecture; The driver's full name in the format of last name, first name, initial; In the C++ language, commonly referred to as an identifier However, syntactically, a name can be an identifier, an operator function name, a conversion function name, a destructor name, or a qualified name; A word consisting solely of letters, numbers, and underscores, and beginning with a letter or underscore Names are used as shell variable and function names Also referred to as an identifier; by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"; assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"; give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"; What a coaster is called, in order to distinquish it from others While some parks are very creative with this, others tennd to use the same name over, or even worse just use the name 'coaster' or 'roller coaster'; diagnose: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis; A given page presents a subject named with a single word or short phrase, such as "Frog," "Lichen," "Pools and Riffles," or "The Water Cycle " Page naming must be simple for two reasons: to be useful for basic vocabulary building exercises, and to allow straightforward indexing and alphabetization of the Dictionary; A Java expression that refers to a particular object or value Examples include variables, parameters, fields, class names, and interface names Every name has an associated type (fixed when the name is declared) Within its scope, the name is generally bound to a value (of the appropriate type) See the chapter on Things, Types, and Names; Name is an attribute in an HTML element (such as the META element or a FORM element) that provides a unique identifier for the element However, in recent versions of HTML, the name attribute has been deprecated in favor of the 'id' attribute in most cases; a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"; hostname - This is a required parameter used in PPP authentication It is the name of the remote site for which the dialer map is created The name is case sensitive and must match the hostname of the remote router; a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"; A set of identifying attributes purported to describe an entity of a certain type; A slash-separated list of components that uniquely identifies an element of an HDF5 file A name begins that begins with a slash is an absolute name which is accessed beginning with the root group of the file; all other names are relative names and the associated objects are accessed beginning with the current or specified group; 1 As used in ZFIN, a gene "name" is a word or phrase that uniquely identifies a gene The gene name has an abbreviation that is the gene symbol 2 As used in ZFIN, an allele "name" is a set of letters and numbers that uniquely identifies a particular allele of a gene The allele name is the allele designation; The name of the stock or fund; appoint: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"; list: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"; The fund's official name, or an abbreviation thereof, as stated in the fund's prospectus Morningstar attempts to limit the extent to which we abbreviate fund names by keeping the family name or first word intact whenever possible As a general rule, the words Fund, Shares, Series, Trust, and articles at the beginning of a fund's name are omitted They appear, however, in cases where their omission could confuse two funds or groups; A name is a construct that stands for an entity: it is said that the name denotes the entity, and that the entity is the meaning of the name See also declaration, prefix; a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"; an owner name, i e , the name of the node to which this resource record pertains; mention: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"; mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"; The name of the function; family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"; The logical class name as given in the NOAO Image Data Structure Definitions; This is the real name of the member This is viewed from the member profile; PCDATA providing the name of the MathML element; identify: identify as in botany or biology, for example; Type of English Query minor entity that indicates how its associated major entity is identified in questions and statements, for example, "book" refers to the major entity Books table; First part of an attribute All attributes take the form of a name and value pair, and are written name="value"; (n ) a lexical token consisting of up to 30 alphanumeric characters (letters, digits and underscores) In Fortran 77, this was called a symbolic name, and was restricted to 6 characters; The self articulation of reality entering the world of human consciousness, as Namu- amida-butsu Also referred to as the Name in six letters or six syllables; The name of the request as specified by the user, using the qsub -r option (or the request file name if -r was not used)
British Approved Name: The official non-proprietary or generic name given to a pharmaceutical substance, as defined in the BP
Christian name: Any forename
Christian name: A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism
Domain Name System: The distributed database, sometimes including all the supporting hardware or software infrastructure, the Internet uses to translate hostnames into IP numbers and provide other domain related information
The purpose of this document is to explain the installation and upkeep of the BIND software package, and we begin by reviewing the fundamentals of the Domain Name System (DNS) as they relate to BIND. ... The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical, distributed database. It stores information for mapping Internet host names to IP addresses and vice versa, mail routing information, and other data used by Internet applications.
Latin name: The formal Latin or Latinized name of a biological taxon according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a species or subspecific taxon
Fagaceae is the Latin name for the oak family.
NATO reporting name: code names used by NATO to identify Soviet and Chinese military equipment
NAmE: Abbreviation of North American English
Sunday name: full name, proper name, elaborate or posh name: Stephen instead of Steve
assumed name: An alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive
bad name: Lack of reverence or esteem. Poor reputation
baptismal name: A name given at christening or confirmation
big-name: famous or celebrated
binary name: The scientific name for an organism consisting of its genus and species
The binary name for human is Homo sapien.
binomial name: A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name
binominal name: A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name
botanical name: a formal scientific name, conforming to the ICBN
boy's name: A given name to a young male person or boy
brand name: A trade name
brand-name: Alternative spelling of brand name
call-by-name: An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated when the function needs to use them
calling name: The name associated with the telephone number or similar identifier of a caller
calling name: The name by which a person is normally identified in conversation
calling name: A nickname
calling name: A name an animal has been trained to respond to
clear someone's name: To prove innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty
code name: a name used to clandestinely identify something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality
common name: The name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name
confirmation name: A name given usually by a pastor to a confirmand during a confirmation (or confirmation ceremony) common in most christian faiths
courtesy name: from Chinese culture, a given name to be used later in life in place of one's given name, as a symbol of adulthood and respect
domain name: an identifier of a computer or site on the Internet
domain name: a domain -- that part of a domain name which (nominally) identifies an organization; a domain name delegated to an independent administrative authority who is then responsible for the management of that portion of the Domain Name System's namespace that consist of the delegated domain and all subdomains that are not delegated in turn
domain name: a unique, case-insensitive, name, consisting of a string made up of alphanumeric characters and dashes separated by periods, that the Domain Name System maps to IP numbers and other information
RFC 822, P. Mockapetris, November 1983: This RFC introduces domain style names, their use for ARPA Internet mail and host address support, and the protocols and servers used to implement domain name facilities.
domain name server: A computer that provides domain name information to a network; a computer that is part of the Domain Name System
domain name service: A service provided by the Domain Name System
domain name services: plural form of domain name service
first name: The first element of a full name
We are not yet on a first-name basis.
first-name: Attributive form of first name, noun
front name: A person's given name
Because, yesterday everybody said ‘Dr. Lavendar.’ I didn’t think Doctor could be your front name. All the other people had front names.”.
full name: The name of a company or institution that is normally known by initials or a shortened name
full name: The first name, any middle names, and surname of a person
gave a bad name: Simple past of give a bad name
generic name: The scientific name of a genus, conforming to the ICBN or ICZN
generic name: The name given to a drug that is used to identify it irrespective of trademark etc
girl's name: A given name to a young female person or girl
give a bad name: To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone
given a bad name: Past participle of give a bad name
given name: A forename or first name: the primary name chosen for a child, usually by the child's parents
given-name: Attributive form of given name, noun
gives a bad name: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give a bad name
giving a bad name: Present participle of give a bad name
grex name: A common name for the collective ('herd') of hybrids stemming from a given set of two (or more) commonly paired parent species
Grex names are mainly used for orchids and bromeliads, which hybridize easily and are eagerly cultivated.
have one's name on it: To be reserved for someone
That new bartender has got my name all over her, hands off!.
household name: A very well-known public figure
household name: A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households
household name: A genericized trademark or anepronym
impure name: A name that contains useful information about the entity it identifies
The absolute path for a file is an impure name, it contains a clear hierarchical structure.
in God's name: Used as an intensifier
In God's name what does this mean? Harker cried out. Dr. Seward, Dr. Van Helsing, what is it? What has happened? What is wrong? Mina, dear what is it? What does that blood mean? My God, my God! Has it come to this! And, raising himself to his knees, he beat his hands wildly together. Good God help us! Help her! Oh, help her!.
in heaven's name: An intensifier used with questions
Where in heaven's name are my darn shoes?.
in the name of: Under the name or possession of
He put the house in the name of his children.
in the name of: With appeal to; often used to introduce oaths
In the name of all things sacred, please stop that screaming!.
in the name of: By the authority of
In the name of the law, come out with your hands up.
in the name of: Under the designation or excuse of
This repression is justified in the name of security.
last-name: Attributive form of last name, noun
I need last-name information from the database.
legal name: The name of an organisation as indicated in its founding documents, as subsequently changed by legal process
Jack's Mattresses' legal name is JM Enterprises {2006} (Illinois) Inc..
legal name: The name of a natural person recognized on official records, especially as recorded on a birth certificate or as allowed to changed by legal process
He signs his name Johnny Reb Smith, but his legal name is Jean-Marie Smith.
letters after one's name: A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person
Again, as he was a mere student without any letters after his name, he got scant attention, and I never heard that he gained over a single supporter. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Stark Munro Letters - Page 16.
macro name: A template consisting of a name and (usually) a list of parameters, the macro parameters, that macro expansion uses to recognise text which should be replaced
maiden name: A married woman's original last name; her name when she was a maiden
make a name for oneself: to gain fame
maker's name: the front blade of a cricket bat
middle name: a name between the given name and the family name or surname
I go by David but it's my middle name; my full name is William David Mason.
middle name: a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or that excellently describes a person
Think twice about playing for cash because Poker is her middle name.
my name is: A common way to identify oneself
name: An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability
name: To give a name to
name: : A unique identifier, generally a string of characters
name: Reputation
And David won a name for himself.
name: To designate for a role
My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
name: To mention, specify
You name it!.
name: To publicly implicate
The painter was named as an accomplice.
name: Any word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing
So good a man as this must surely have a name.
name: To identify as relevant or important
naming the problem.
name after: To intentionally give someone the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing
name and shame: To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure
name brand: A product having such a mark or name
name brand: A trademark, or a distinctive name for a brand, or for a range of products by a single manufacturer
name day: The feast day of the saint after whom one is named
name days: plural form of name day
name dropping: Alternative form of name-dropping
name dropping: Present participle of name drop. Alternative spelling of name-dropping
name for: To intentionally give someone the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing
name it, claim it: A catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation
name reaction: A chemical reaction named after its discoverers. Well known examples include Wittig reaction, Claisen condensation, Friedel-Crafts acylation, and Diels-Alder reaction
name server: A program or server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses, especially as part of the Domain Name System
name servers: plural form of name server
name-calling: abusive or insulting language
name-drop: To casually mention a well-known or illustrious person or the titles of their works, often implying familiarity or association, especially in order to impress others, increase one's status, or to appear knowledgeable or fashionable
name-dropping: The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, often subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others
name-dropping: Present participle of name-drop
Our drama teacher is always name-dropping, but I bet she's never even been to New York.
no-name: Someone or something lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation
If you hire some no-name for the job, be sure to check references.
no-name: Lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation; not noteworthy
They went with a no-name shop on the edge of town.
occupational name: a name, especially a surname such as Smith or Taylor, that is derived from an occupation - presumably the occupation of a distant ancestor
on first name terms: in regular contact with a person or organisation
My accountant was so bad I am now on first name terms with the tax department.
on first name terms: familiar with someone, such that one can address that person by his or her first name
pen name: A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name
pen-name: A writer's pseudonym
personal name: A proper name identifying an individual person, especially the full name
pet name: A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another
My boyfriend won't let me call him by his pet name, Pookie, in public.
place-name: Alternative spelling of place name
preoccupied name: In zoological nomenclature, a name which is formally published, but which had already been used for another taxon; this second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced
proper name: A phrase that names a specific object
proper name: A proper noun
pure name: A name that reveals no usable information about the entity it identifies
A MAC address can be considered a pure name as it gives no indication of where on a network it can be found.
radicofunctional name: The name of an organic compound that uses two words, the first specifying the radical and the second the functional group e.g. "alkyl halide" or "benzoyl peroxide"
regnal name: A name, which need not be the person's birth name, used by a monarch or pope during their reign
scientific name: A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon:
Panthera leo is the scientific name for the lion.
screen name: a pseudonym used for internet communications
second name: surname
second name: middle name, second forename
species name: A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name
specific name: The second word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus
stage name: The pseudonym of an entertainer
street name: The slang term
Police quickly determined that the street name for holy sand was “cocaine” and said that the man’s arrest has made them think twice about the holy tic tacs and holy parsley they’ve seen lately.
street name: A person’s nickname, such as a gangster or mafia name
subspecific name: The third word in the scientific name of a subspecies, following the name of the species. This applies only to formal names of animals
suprageneric name: a collective phrase, any name of a taxon at a rank above that of genus
A family name is a suprageneric name, and so is a subfamily name.
systematic element name: a systematic name for an element, derived from its atomic number; normally only used for transuranic elements before they have been created and given a non-systematic name
systematic name: A name composed of words or symbols that precisely describe chemical structure; such names exist for both elements and compounds
ternary name: An expansion of a binary name to include subspecies, variety etc. as well as the genus and species
the name of the game: The overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective
In the computer business, speed is the name of the game.
to-name: A name in addition to the Christian name and surname of an individual, to distinguish him or her from others of the same name and usually indicating descent, place of residence, or some personal quality or attribute. Such to-names are often employed where the same families continually intermarry, and where consequently the same name is common to many individuals
to-name: A name added to another name; surname
trade name: The name under which a business or firm operates
trade name: A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be registered as a trademark
trivial name: a commonly used, non-systematic name of a chemical compound. Trivial names for many compounds have been in use since long before their exact chemical structures were determined
true name: A unique name of any entity which can be used to control or manipulate that entity
They conjured a world of primitive magic in which evil spirits could not be given their true names for fear of increasing their power.
true-name: Attributive form of true name, noun
virtue name: a Puritan given name, such as Hope or Charity, derived from one of the Christian virtues
what in God's name: used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question
What in God's name are you doing with that pizza?.
what's your name: Please inform me how to address you
what's-his-name: A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking
what's-his-name: A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking
why in God's name: used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question
Why in God's name have you got my pizza?.
you name it: Used after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things
There were ducks, geese, swans, you name it on the lake.
your good name: Your name
What is your good name, sahib?.
zoological name: a formal scientific name, conforming to the ICZN
assumed name: (Fizik) A name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
my name is: people call me, the name I go by is
name of the game: essence of the matter; purpose for doing something
the name of the game: main issue, the case at hand, the current subject
name: {i} Xavier
christian-name: {n} the name given at baptism
name: {n} an appellation, title, reputation, renown
name: {v} to mention by name, call, utter, tell
name plate: A plate or panel bearing the name of the occupant of a room etc. or of the thing to which it is attached
Name: nom
name: What a coaster is called, in order to distinquish it from others While some parks are very creative with this, others tennd to use the same name over, or even worse just use the name 'coaster' or 'roller coaster'
name: A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts
name: The name of the function
name: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
name: The fund's official name, or an abbreviation thereof, as stated in the fund's prospectus Morningstar attempts to limit the extent to which we abbreviate fund names by keeping the family name or first word intact whenever possible As a general rule, the words Fund, Shares, Series, Trust, and articles at the beginning of a fund's name are omitted They appear, however, in cases where their omission could confuse two funds or groups
name: The logical class name as given in the NOAO Image Data Structure Definitions
name: A word consisting solely of letters, numbers, and underscores, and beginning with a letter or underscore Names are used as shell variable and function names Also referred to as an identifier
name: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
name: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
name: an owner name, i e , the name of the node to which this resource record pertains
name: If you make a name for yourself or make your name as something, you become well-known for that thing. She was beginning to make a name for herself as a portrait photographer He made his name with several collections of short stories
name: The self articulation of reality entering the world of human consciousness, as Namu- amida-butsu Also referred to as the Name in six letters or six syllables
name: Type of English Query minor entity that indicates how its associated major entity is identified in questions and statements, for example, "book" refers to the major entity Books table
name: identify as in botany or biology, for example
name: If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing. one of those rare occasions in history when a political leader risked his own power in the name of the greater public good
name: {f} give a name; call by a name; appoint; specify; identify; designate
name: The name of the stock or fund
name: A unique identifier, generally a string of characters
name: You say you name it, usually after or before a list, to indicate that you are talking about a very wide range of things. I also enjoy windsurfing, tennis, racquetball, swimming, you name it. a member of Lloyd's, the international group of insurance underwriters based in London. The Names are wealthy people who accept a financial risk in an insurance contract, and in return for this they usually make large profits. Sometimes, however, they lose a lot of money when events happen which affect insurance companies, such as serious accidents involving ships or planes, or severe weather conditions that cause a lot of damage. One or more words designating an individual entity. The names of certain specific people, places, and things, called proper nouns, are capitalized. Types of names include personal names (Sheila, Raul), place-names (London, Nairobi), titles of works of art (Mona Lisa, Paradise Lost), brand names (Sanka, Vaseline), names of historical events or eras (War of the Roses, Renaissance), and political, artistic, or philosophical movements (Progressivism, Cubism). Personal names may pass from one culture to another, often changing form Jochanan (Hebrew), Johann (German), John (English), Ian (Scottish), etc. Family names (surnames) are of more recent origin; the conventions that govern them have existed only since the 11th century. Many hereditary family names came from given names for example, Alfred, the son of John, might be called Alfred Johnson. Others came from place-names or occupations Henri from the town of Avignon might become Henri d'Avignon, and Robert, a blacksmith, might become Robert Smith
name: a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
name: To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand
name: {i} word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified, moniker; derogatory label, nickname; public impression (of a person, establishment, etc.); renowned person; authority; title, appellation
name: To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding
name: You can use by name or by the name of when you are saying what someone is called. a young Australian, Harry Busteed by name This guy, Jack Smith, does he go by the name of Jackal?