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  2. Universally unique identifier - Wikipedia

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    Universally unique identifier. A Universally Unique Identifier ( UUID) is a 128-bit label used for information in computer systems. The term Globally Unique Identifier ( GUID) is also used, mostly in Microsoft systems. [1] [2] When generated according to the standard methods, UUIDs are, for practical purposes, unique.

  3. Unique identifier - Wikipedia

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    Unique identifier. A unique identifier ( UID) is an identifier that is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers used for those objects and for a specific purpose. [1] The concept was formalized early in the development of computer science and information systems. In general, it was associated with an atomic data type .

  4. Uniform Resource Identifier - Wikipedia

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    A Uniform Resource Identifier ( URI ), formerly Universal Resource Identifier, is a unique sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource, [1] such as resources on a webpage, mail address, phone number, [2] books, real-world objects such as people and places, concepts. [3] URIs are used to identify anything described ...

  5. MAC address - Wikipedia

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    A MAC address (short for medium access control address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Within the Open Systems Interconnection ...

  6. Organizationally unique identifier - Wikipedia

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    An organizationally unique identifier ( OUI) is a 24-bit number that uniquely identifies a vendor, manufacturer, or other organization. OUIs are purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Registration Authority by the assignee (IEEE term for the vendor, manufacturer, or other organization).

  7. Digital object identifier - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .doi .org. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a persistent identifier or handle used to uniquely identify various objects, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [1] DOIs are an implementation of the Handle System; [2] [3] they also fit within the URI system ( Uniform Resource Identifier ).

  8. Utid - Wikipedia

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    UTID ( Universally Traceable Identifier) is a unique identifier for a physical or virtual thing, consisting of an id, a catalog and a dns . It is a character-based identifier, where dns is a domain name of organization who named the thing, catalog is used by the organization to classify the thing, and id is unique in the scope of dns and catalog.

  9. Category:Unique identifiers - Wikipedia

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    Unique identifiers. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universal identifiers. Universal identifiers represent various schemes used to uniquely reference people, companies, and other things across domains, systems and organizations. They are used mostly in computer systems and databases, and provide a way to find objects whose names may change.