| Term: | identifier |
| Definition: |
An association between a string and a thing. |
| Examples: |
Jane -- the name of someone's daughter;
War and Peace -- the title of a novel; W803631VATN -- a serial number engraved on a laptop computer; http://www.example.com/foo/bar.html -- the URL of a web page; If an identifier is supported or "broken", that refers to the association; when an identifier is acted upon, that refers to its string. See keystr as related to an actionable identifier string. |