A unique number consisting of alphanumeric characters allocated to an object, to uniquely and unambiguously identify the object as a singular entity. A prime identifier cannot be used more than once for an object of the same type.

AssetWise is insensitive to the format of prime identifiers, and does not rely on the intelligence embedded in the prime identifiers for its operational logic. A typical example of a prime identifier is the item number allocated to an item, or the identification number of a person.

See also OBJECT and OBJECT IDENTIFICATION.