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User ID

nounid 4586·updated Aug 30, 2026
verified· unreviewed

Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.

MWE

Attested in

No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.

Classifications

Entity Type

Identity0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Pii70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
User IDS
possessive
User ID's
pluralpossessive
User IDS'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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