globally unique identifier

C24330
concept

A globally unique identifier is a value, typically a long numeric or alphanumeric string, that is guaranteed (or practically guaranteed) to be unique across all systems, times, and contexts for reliably identifying an entity.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
GUID 2
persistent identifier 2
supply chain identifier 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: globally unique identifier
Generated description
A globally unique identifier is a value, typically a long numeric or alphanumeric string, that is guaranteed (or practically guaranteed) to be unique across all systems, times, and contexts for reliably identifying an entity.

Instances (9)

Instance Via concept surface
UEI Unique Entity Identifier
DICOM Unique Identifier (UID)
surface form: DICOM Unique Identifier
Global Trade Item Number supply chain identifier
Persistent Uniform Resource Locator persistent identifier
DOI persistent identifier
IID GUID
LIBID GUID
called AE Title application entity identifier
Electronic Product Code supply chain identifier