Is there any difference between a GUID and a UUID?

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+22 Q:

Is there any difference between a GUID and a UUID?

I see these 2 acronyms thrown around, and I was wondering if there are any differences between a GUID and a UUID?

+28 A:

GUID is Microsoft's implementation of the UUID standard.

Per Wikipedia:

The term GUID usually refers to Microsoft's implementation of the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) standard.

bdukes 2008-10-29 14:10:17

+3 A:

Not really. GUID is more Microsoft-centric whereas UUID is used more widely (e.g., as in the urn:uuid: URN scheme, and in CORBA).

Mark Cidade 2008-10-29 14:10:59

+46 A:

Well a GUID (Globally Unique ID) is only unique for items on this planet, whereas a UUID (Universally Unique ID) should cover you anywhere terrestrial or extra-terrestrial

Gareth 2008-10-29 14:11:30

LOL - extra points for humor.

Jon Tackabury 2008-10-29 14:13:15

Shame I've hit my rep cap for today already

Gareth 2008-10-29 14:15:29

Assuming, of course, that there aren't alternate universes. :-)

tvanfosson 2008-10-29 14:15:49

Thus proving Microsoft comes up short once again?

Ed.T 2008-10-29 14:52:24

It's the other way around. Cf Men In Black.

Windows programmer 2010-01-29 01:02:03

+1 A:

GUID is easy to pronounce: /gwid/; UUID isn't: /yew-yew-eye-dee/.

George V. Reilly 2010-01-29 00:56:20

What is more relaible to be unique?? Is it uuid or Guid ?

2010-10-29 05:14:28

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