identifier

noun

iden·​ti·​fi·​er ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r 

ə-

: one that identifies

Examples of identifier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data. —Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2025

Cover up any identifiers: Cover up uniforms and blur out logos of any institution on clothing that could track your kiddo to a specific daycare, kindergarten, or school. —Tinybeans Team, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025

For this to work, the wallet needs to provide two functions to the adult sites: a persistent and unique site-specific identifier, and a cryptographic proof that the wallet owner is over 18. —David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

Hackers broke into our identifier link where data was stored before February 24, 2024. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for identifier

• emulsifier
• humidifier
• intensifier
• preamplifier
• acquire
• attire
• bonfire
• campfire
• ceasefire
• conspire
• desire
• enquire