[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

user identifier
     
         1. or "uid", "user id" a number or name
        which is unique to a particular user of a computer or group of
        computers which share user information.  the operating
        system uses the uid to represent the user in its data
        structures, e.g. the owner of a file or process, the person
        attempting to access a system resource etc.
     
        a user database, e.g. unix's /etc/passwd file or nis, maps
        the uid to other information about that user such as their
        user name, password, home directory and real name.
     
        2. user name.
     
        1997-03-01
     
     
see also:
operating system unix nis user name password home directory 

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