Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impure name

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: im-pure -name
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A name that contains useful information about the entity it identifies.

Example Sentences

"The absolute path to a file is an impure name: it contains a clear hierarchical structure."

Inflected Forms

impure names (plural)

Antonyms

pure name

Questions

What does impure name mean?: A name that contains useful information about the entity it identifies.

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