Definition of ident noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

IDENT meaning: 1. a design or symbol, or a short piece of video, used by a company to advertise its products, or…. Learn more.

Time Traveler The first known use of ident was in 1952 See more words from the same year

Factsheet What does the noun ident mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ident. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Nov 1, 2025 · ident (comparative more ident, superlative most ident) (Now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Diligent; persistent.

ident (ˈaɪdɛnt) n (Broadcasting) a short visual image employed between television programmes that works as a logo to locate the viewer to the channel

Sep 21, 2025 · The term “ident” is a shorthand for “identifier,” deriving from the Latin word “identificare,” which means “to identify.” It became specifically popular in the realms of broadcasting and digital …

The government’s near complete reliance on data to find deportable immigrants began in 2007 with a project called IDENT, which aimed to match jail booking records against the FBI’s fingerprint …

Ident definition: (Now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) <a>Diligent</a>; <a>persistent</a>.