Definitions
1.AdverbOtherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
2.AdverbUsed to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful"Smith, alias Simpson."
3.NounAnother name; especially, an assumed name.
4.NounA second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
5.NounAn abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
6.NounAn alternate name assigned to something, e.g. a database column to avoid ambiguity in a query.
7.NounA spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
8.VerbTo assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
9.VerbTo make or become indistinguishable.