ID (identifier)
Any text string used as a label, such as the name of a procedure or a variable in a program or the name attached to a hard disk or floppy disk.
• An element of an expression that refers to the value of a field, control, or property.
• A distinguishing label assigned to data entities [Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms].
Identifier is a person or thing that establishes the identity of someone or something [Collins English Dictionary].
When referring to computers, an identifier is a label or name given to a function. An identifier allows an individual using the computer to run, locate, or associate each function [Computer Hope].
An identifier, in C#, is the user-defined name of a program element. It can be a namespace, class, method, variable, or interface. Identifiers are symbols used to identify a program element in the code uniquely. They also refer to types, constants, macros, and parameters. An identifier name should indicate the meaning and usage of the referred element.
C# is a programming language that is compiled and implemented such that the identifiers are only compile-time entities. During run time, each identifier will be referred by its reference to the memory address and offset the compiler assigned to its textual identifier token [Techopedia].
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Identifier. Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved from: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/identifier
Identifier. Computer Hope. Retrieved from: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/identifi.htm
What does identifier mean. Techopedia. Retrieved from: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/1810/identifier-c