A UUID generator uses a complex algorithm, which takes into account factors, such as the current date and time, to produce a hexadecimal number that has a statistical guarantee of uniqueness.
Procedural due process. Principle required by the Constitution that when the state or federal government acts in such a way that denies a citizen of a life, liberty, or property interest, the person must first be given notice and the opportunity to be heard. See Due Process.
Were due process merely a procedural safeguard it would fail to reach those situations where the deprivation of life, liberty or property was accomplished by legislation which by operating in the future could, given even the fairest possible procedure in application to individuals, nevertheless destroy the enjoyment of all three. . . .