identifier

Who acts: name, library book, we, username, password, unique identifier · What happens: show, be, give, tell, have, use · To what, where: name, something, variable, barcode, score, Scratch · Speech: someone speaks here

«identifier» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: identifier in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A name, number, label or sign that shows exactly who or what something is.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 number	punct
4	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 name	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 label	punct
6	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 name	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 sign	cc
8	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 label	conj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 shows	nsubj
10	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 name	acl:relcl
11	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	12 who	advmod
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 shows	ccomp
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 what	cc
14	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 who	conj
15	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	16 is	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 what	cop
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a name and number and label or sign						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	a name and number and label or sign not said here						tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

A name given to something in a program, such as a variable or function name, so the computer can tell them apart.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 tell	nsubj
3	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 name	acl
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 given	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 program	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 program	det
8	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 variable	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 variable	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 variable	det
13	variable	variable	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	nmod
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 name	cc
15	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 name	compound
16	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 variable	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 tell	punct
18	so	so	ADV	_	22 tell	advmod
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 computer	det
20	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 tell	nsubj
21	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 tell	aux
22	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
23	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 tell	iobj
24	apart	apart	ADV	_	22 tell	advmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	participle		a name not said here	something				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to something=Recipient
2	tell speech: assert	can	a name		variable			apart property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient

Example 1

Each library book has a barcode as its identifier.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	3 book	det
2	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 book	compound
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 barcode	det
6	barcode	barcode	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 identifier	case
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 identifier	nmod:poss
9	identifier	identifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 barcode	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	each library book	a barcode				as book's identifier	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barcode=Patient

Example 2

In Scratch we used «score» as the identifier for our variable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Scratch	case
2	Scratch	scratch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 used	nsubj
4	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 score	punct
6	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	obj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 score	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 identifier	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 identifier	det
10	identifier	identifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	obl
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 variable	case
12	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 variable	nmod:poss
13	variable	variable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 identifier	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	we	score		Scratch		as the identifier for our variable	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent score=Duration as identifier=Attribute

Example 3

Your username is an identifier, but your password must stay secret.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 username	nmod:poss
2	username	username	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 identifier	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 identifier	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 identifier	det
5	identifier	identifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 stay	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 stay	cc
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 password	nmod:poss
9	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stay	nsubj
10	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 stay	aux
11	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 identifier	conj
12	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 stay	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 identifier	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Your username	a identifier					tree rules
2	stay	must	your password					secret property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

A unique identifier means no two things share it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 identifier	det
2	unique	unique	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 identifier	amod
3	identifier	identifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 things	det
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 things	nummod
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 share	nsubj
8	share	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 means	ccomp
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 share	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a unique identifier						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	share	present	no two things	identifier					tree rules

Example 5

The spots on its back are a good identifier for this ladybird.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spots	det
2	spots	spot	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 identifier	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 back	case
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 back	nmod:poss
5	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spots	nmod
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 identifier	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 identifier	det
8	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 identifier	amod
9	identifier	identifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 ladybird	case
11	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 ladybird	det
12	ladybird	ladybird	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 identifier	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 identifier	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the spots on its back	a good identifier				for this ladybird	tree rules

Example 6

The program gave an error because the identifier had a space in it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 program	det
2	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 error	det
5	error	error	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 had	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 identifier	det
8	identifier	identifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 had	nsubj
9	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 space	det
11	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 had	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 it	case
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 had	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the program	a error					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent error=Theme
2	have	past	the identifier	a space		program			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Patient

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