Ident is a short way to say identification. It usually means the card or document that proves who you are.
Please show your ident at the door.
He forgot his ident at home today.
In TV or radio, an ident is a short clip that shows the station's name or logo. It helps people know which channel they are watching or listening to.
The TV played an ident before the show.
Radio idents help listeners know the station.
In computing, an ident means a name for things like variables or functions. It helps the computer and programmers know what each part means.
Each variable needs a unique ident.
The program failed because of a missing ident.
In police work, an ident can mean a lineup where a witness chooses someone who may be a criminal. It helps police find the right person.
The witness saw the ident at the police station.
They held an ident to find the suspect.
Ident can mean a special sign or feature that shows who someone is or which group they belong to. It can be language, clothes, or behavior.
Accent is an ident of local people.
Clothing can be an ident for a group.
On the internet, an ident can mean a name that people use online. It is how others know them in chat or games.
My ident on the chat is 'booklover'.
Choose a good ident for your profile.
