Generate a globally unique ID

UID = GENERATE_GUID creates a universally unique identifier (UUID).
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Updated 4 Sep 2012

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UID = generate_guid creates a universally unique identifier (UUID). A UUID represents a 128-bit value. For more information including algorithms used to create UUIDs, see RFC 4122: A Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace, section 4.2 "Algorithms for Creating a Time-Based UUID".

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Changjiang Yang (2024). Generate a globally unique ID (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/37996-generate-a-globally-unique-id), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.0.0.0