regularid

Regularid is a term that appears in some technical discussions to denote a stable identifier assigned to regular or recurring entities within a system. It is not a widely standardized concept, and its exact meaning can vary by project, organization, or domain. In practice, regularid is used to describe an identifier intended to persist over time, allowing reliable references to resources such as users, devices, events, or other repetitive items.

In implementation terms, a regularid may be any data type that guarantees uniqueness and immutability, such as a UUID, a long integer, or a human-readable slug. The emphasis is on stability: the identifier should remain constant even as other attributes of the resource change. This contrasts with internal surrogate keys or ephemeral references that may be reissued or restructured during data migrations or system updates.

Common considerations for using regularid include ensuring global or cross-system uniqueness when resources traverse service boundaries, protecting against information leakage if identifiers reveal system state (for example, the total count of items), and planning for forward and backward compatibility when APIs or data models evolve. Some projects treat regularidig as the primary resource key in APIs and storage schemas, while others may implement it as a secondary, reference-friendly field.

Because regularid is not standardized, developers should consult the specific project documentation to understand its intended scope, data type, and lifecycle in a given ecosystem. Related concepts include unique identifiers, primary keys, slugs, and UUIDs.