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username

username

32 2.9
A name a person chooses to log in to a website or app
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːsərˌneɪm/
  • Texting
translation icon : nombre de usuario
  • To access the website, please enter your username and password.
  • username and password
  • personalized usernames

It's like your username should be your name.

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Examples

  • As students gain experience, allow each student to create a personal username and password.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I need your username and password.

  • It's like your username should be your name.

  • I want to know what your username would be.

  • l told you your username is your email address.

  • Darryl is a username on a message board.

  • That is your eBay username, right?

  • If you need help logging in or establishing your new username and password, please write to us.

    Blog text (6)
  • Keep a list of usernames and passwords in case students lose their information.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We suggest they keep their personal accounts and usernames separate from their more formal, school-related online identity.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

handle
vsusername
  • Jargon
89 3.9

A name a person uses on social sites or forums

is the general login identifier used across websites and apps
ident
vsusername
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A name used on a computer network to show who is connected

is the login identifier chosen to sign into websites or online services

How Identified

registrant
  • Formal
9 6.3
nonnie
  • Jargon
9.9
username
  • Texting
32 2.9
pseudonymous
1 9.7
anonymous
317 4.5

Surface Forms

username singular
usernames plural

Morphology

username = user + name (transparent) = user + name

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'user' + 'name' meaning the name/identifier chosen by a user.

Etymology

The word username is made of user and name. User means 'someone who uses' and name means 'what you are called', so a username is the 'name' a person chooses to use online when they log in or want others to find them.