Sname

Sname is a term that appears in various computing contexts to denote a name with a specific purpose, and it is not tied to a single formal standard. In many data models and configuration schemes, sname serves as a label for a concise or alternative identifier associated with a resource, user, or component. The exact meaning of sname is context dependent and can stand for different concepts such as a short name, a symbolic name, a nickname, or a server or service identifier.

In practice, sname often appears as a field or variable name in databases, programming languages, and configuration files. It is typically shorter than a full display name and may be constrained to certain character sets or length limits defined by the schema. Because there is no universal definition, the semantics of sname are determined by the application using it.

Examples of usage include storing an abbreviated display name in a contact database, a compact label for a microservice in a registry, or a nickname for a host in a configuration file. In some contexts, sname is simply a synonym for an alias or nickname, while in others it maps to a shorter version of a canonical name.

Related terms include display name, alias, username, and hostname. The precise interpretation of sname is typically clarified by the documentation of the specific system or dataset in which it appears.