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Identifier

nounid 2766·updated May 9, 2026
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A data object - often, a printable, non-blank character string - that definitively represents a specific identity of a system entity, distinguishing that identity from all others.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Data85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Pii80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Identifiers
possessive
Identifier's
pluralpossessive
Identifiers'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Unique data used to represent a person’s identity and associated attributes. A name or a card number are examples of identifiers.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A data object - often, a printable, non-blank character string - that definitively represents a specific identity of a system entity, distinguishing that identity from all others.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A data object - often, a printable, non-blank character string - that definitively represents a specific identity of a system entity, distinguishing that identity from all others.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
Unique data used to represent a person’s identity and associated attributes. A name or a card number are examples of identifiers.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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