English Explanatory Dictionary

ident

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Diligent; persistent.
noun
  1. An identification.
  2. A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.
  3. A protocol serving to identify the user of a particular TCP connection, used especially on IRC networks.
  4. An identifier.
verb
  1. To activate the aircraft transponder identification feature.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪdənt/ /ˈaɪdɛnt/

Word forms

ident more ident most ident eident idents identing idented

Etymology

From a later form of ithand, itself an alteration (due to assimilation to suffix -and) of Middle English ithen, from Old Norse iðinn (“assiduous, diligent”), from iðja, iðna (“to do, perform”), from ið (“a restless motion”), equivalent to ithe + -and and/or ithe + -en. Cognate with Icelandic iðinn (“diligent”), Norwegian idig (“busy”), Danish id (“pursuit, calling, business”). More at ithand.

Derived words

idently
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