noun
- Plural of GUID; globally unique identifiers used in computing to uniquely identify objects, resources, or data across systems.
Usage: technical; computing
Examples
- The database uses GUIDs to ensure each record has a unique identifier.
- Software developers often generate new GUIDs for tracking objects across distributed systems.
- These GUIDs are stored in the configuration file to reference specific resources.
- The system automatically creates GUIDs when new user accounts are registered.