UUID : Java Glossary

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UUID (Universally Unique Identifier). It is not in will generate a 128-bit random number using SecureRandom. The intent is to create unique identifiers for things without having to have a central agent handing out numbers.

Learning More

RFC 4122 IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) standard for UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers).

Oracle’s Javadoc on UUID class : available:

on the web at Oracle.com
in the current JDK 1.8.0_131 on your local Windows J: drive.

OSSP UUID software
pseudo-random numbers
true random numbers
unique numbers

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