named

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named - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  named \named\ adj.
     1. given or having a specified name; as, an actor named
        Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of
        Peace. Contrasted to unnamed.
  
     Syn: called.
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     2. bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of
        anonymous.
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  Name \Name\ (n[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Named (n[=a]md); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Naming.] [AS. namian. See Name, n.]
     1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle;
        to denominate; to style; to call.
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              She named the child Ichabod.          --1 Sam. iv.
                                                    21.
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              Thus was the building left
              Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton.
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     2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to
        refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
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              None named thee but to praise.        --Halleck.
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              Old Yew, which graspest at the stones
              That name the underlying dead.        --Tennyson.
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     3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to
        nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for
        the wedding; to name someone as ambassador.
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              Whom late you have named for consul.  --Shak.
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     4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the
        Speaker does by way of reprimand.
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     Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify;
          designate; nominate.
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named - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  named
  
     <networking> Name Daemon.
  
     <networking> A Unix background process that converts
     hostnames to Internet addresses for the TCP/IP
     protocol.
  
     Unix manual page: named(8).
  
     See also DNS.
  
     (1995-03-28)
  

named - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "named":
     accepted, adopted, aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid,
     appointed, approved, beforementioned, called, carried, chosen,
     christened, denominate, denominated, designated, dubbed, elect,
     elected, elected by acclamation, embraced, espoused, foregoing,
     forementioned, forenamed, former, handpicked, identified as,
     known as, nominated, passed, picked, ratified, said, same, select,
     selected, styled, termed, titled, unanimously elected, yclept