Definition of "ident"

ident¹

/ˈaɪdənt/

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

ident²

/ˈaɪdɛnt/

noun
plural idents
1. Identification.
  Quotations
  Well, that's the priority. Get the ident.
  2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 37
2. (radio, television) A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.
  Quotations
  In 1999 Chaudoir and fellow BBC designer Tim Platt were given the task of rebranding the existing BBC2 idents.
  2002, Jane Austin, Graphic Originals
3. (Internet) A protocol serving to identify the user of a particular TCP connection, used especially on IRC networks.
  Quotations
  […] the intruder installed an IRC bot and French ident daemon to reply to IRC servers with a name other than root.
  2004, Eoghan Casey, Digital Evidence and Computer Crime
4. Identifier.