- Rename
Rename (
re- +name ) is a word meaning change the name of something. Different areas, such aslinguistics ,relational algebra , andcomputer science incur renaming actions with different detailed activity, however the principles behind are all the same — change the name of something.Computer science
In computing, rename refers to the altering of a name of a file. This can be done manually by using a shell command such as ren, or by using
batch renaming software that can automate the renaming process.rename is also the name of the function performing the same action in C programming language: see
rename (C) .In
SQL , renames are performed by using theCHANGE
specification inALTER TABLE
statements.Relational algebra
See
Rename (relational algebra) .Economics
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Company renaming
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