Identifiers

The Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) is a product identification number used by Amazon.com. Despite the name, it is not a "standard" in any real sense, and is valid only for referring to products within the Amazon.com network of sites. Also known as: Amazon Standard Item Number. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amazon Standard Identification Number"

A Bank Identification Number (BIN) is the first six digits of a credit card, debit card, charge card, etc. These digits identify which network the card belongs to as well as which bank issued it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bank Identification Number"

Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes ( geocodes) developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The most famous of these is ISO 3166-1. ...more on Wikipedia about "Country code"

The card number's prefix is the sequence of digits at the beginning of the number that determine the credit card network to which the number belongs. The card number's length is its number of digits. The rest of the number is allocated by the issuer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Credit card number"

A DEA number is a series of numbers assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant) allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances. Legally the DEA number is solely to be used for tracking controlled substances. The DEA number, however, is often used by the industry as a general "prescriber" number that is a unique identifier for anyone who can prescribe medication. ...more on Wikipedia about "DEA number"

A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a permanent identifier ( permalink) given to a World Wide Web file or other Internet document so that if its Internet address changes, users will be redirected to its new address. A publisher submits a DOI to a centrally-managed directory and then use the address of that directory plus the DOI instead of a regular Internet address. The DOI system was conceived by the Association of American Publishers in partnership with the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), and is now administered by the International DOI Foundation. Essentially, the DOI system is a scheme for Web page redirection by a central manager. ...more on Wikipedia about "Digital object identifier"

The term domain name has multiple meanings, all related to the Domain Name System (main article). ...more on Wikipedia about "Domain name"

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E.164 is an ITU-T recommendation which defines the international public telecommunication numbering plan used in the PSTN and some other data networks. It also defines the format of telephone numbers. E.164 numbers can have a maximum of 15 digits and are usually written with a + prefix. To actually dial such numbers from a normal fixed line phone the appropriate international call prefix must be used. ...more on Wikipedia about "E.164"

The Electronic Product Code, (EPC), is a code electronically recorded on an RFID tag. It is intended to be an improvement on the UPC barcode system. The EPC is a 64- or 96- bit code, ...more on Wikipedia about "Electronic Product Code"

Floor numbering is the numbering scheme used for a building's floors; it varies depending on the level of the "first floor" in the and on the names given to the subterranean levels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Floor numbering"

A fragment identifier is a short string of characters that refers to a resource that is subordinate to another, primary resource. The primary resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), and the fragment identifier points to the subordinate resource. Typically, the fragment identifier is appended to the Uniform Resource Locator (URL —a type of URI) for a hypertext document and is meant to identify a portion of that document. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fragment identifier"

The Global Location Number (GLN) is a thirteen digit number used to identify parties and physical locations. The GLN is generally used in electronic commerce transactions and it is encoded in a barcode, generally UCC/EAN-128. ...more on Wikipedia about "Global Location Number"

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is an identifier for trade items developed by GS1 (formerly comprised EAN International and Uniform Code Council). ...more on Wikipedia about "Global Trade Item Number"

A Globally Unique Identifier or GUID is a pseudo-random number used in software applications. While each generated GUID is not guaranteed to be unique, the total number of unique keys (2¹²⁸ or 3.4028×10³⁸) is so large that the possibility of the same number being generated twice is very small. ...more on Wikipedia about "Globally Unique Identifier"

GS1 is a global organization dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across multiple sectors. The GS1 System of standards is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS1"

GS1 US is the GS1 Member Organization in the United States of America. Note: GS1 US was formerly the Uniform Code Council, Inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS1 US"

Identifiers (IDs) are lexical tokens that name entities. The concept is analogous to that of a " name". Identifiers are used extensively in virtually all information processing systems. Naming entities makes it possible to refer to them, which is essential for any kind of processing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Identifier"

The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is an international standard for numbering bank accounts. It was originally adopted by the European Committee for Banking Standards, and was later adopted as ISO 13616: 1997. The IBAN consists of a two letter ISO 3166-1 country code, followed by two check digits, and up to thirty alphanumeric characters for the domestic bank account number, called the BBAN (Basic Bank Account Number). It is up to each country's national banking community to decide on the length of the BBAN for accounts in that country, but its length must be fixed for any given country. A unique identifying code for the bank, of a fixed length and at a fixed position, is required to be contained in the BBAN. However, it is left up to the national banking communities to determine its length and position within the BBAN, so long as it is constant for each country. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Bank Account Number"

International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) is a unique identifier for audiovisual works, similar to ISBN. It is adopted as international standard ISO 15706. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Standard Audiovisual Number"

The International Standard Music Number or ISMN (ISO 10957) is a ten-character alphanumeric identifier for printed music developed by ISO. It consists of four blocks: the prefix M to distinguish it from ISBNs, a block to identify the publisher, another to identify the item and one final check digit. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Standard Music Number"

International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) is a unique identifier for musical works, similar to ISBN. It is adopted as international standard ISO 15707. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Standard Musical Work Code"

The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC), defined by ISO 3901, is an international standard code for uniquely identifying sound recordings and music video recordings. IFPI has been appointed by ISO as registration authority for this standard. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Standard Recording Code"

An ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication. The ISSN system was adopted as international standard ISO 3297 in 1975. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Standard Serial Number"

The International Standard Text Code is a unique identifier of texts as of 2005 in develepement by ISO. The draft number is DIS 21047. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Standard Text Code"

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard. Any participating device — including routers, computers, time-servers, internet FAX machines, and some telephones — must have its own unique address. This allows information passed onwards on behalf of the sender to indicate where to send it next, and for the receiver of the information to know that it is the intended destination. ...more on Wikipedia about "IP address" The view on shortopedia. shortopedia

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