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IDENTIFIER
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I. (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:
The literal identifier of the laboratory that performs a microbiology specimen examination.
(Microbiology Specimen Laboratory Name, NCI Thesaurus)
A concept unique identifier within the NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Service's NCI Thesaurus.
(NCI Concept Code, NCI Thesaurus)
A concept unique identifier within the NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Service's NCI Metathesaurus.
(NCI Metathesaurus Code, NCI Thesaurus)
The identifier of the subsequent trial that the patient is entering.
(Next Trial Identification, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the non-unique textual identifier for the entity.
(Name Code, NCI Thesaurus)
The identifier assigned to a particular design of a device.
(Model Number, NCI Thesaurus)
The numerical identifier of a microbiology specimen result in standard units.
(Microbiology Specimen Result in Standard Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
The name of the organization who issued the extension or identifier.
(Organization Assigning a Unique Protocol Identifer, NCI Thesaurus)
A numeric identifier for substances submitted to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for testing and evaluation.
(NSC Number, NCI Thesaurus)
Coded data and samples are labelled with at least one unique code and do not carry any personal identifiers.
(Coded Data and Samples, NCI Thesaurus)
