username
- noun
- /ˈjuːsərˌneɪm/
- Texting
- To access the website, please enter your username and password.
- username and password
- personalized usernames
It's like your username should be your name.
- It's like your username should be your name.
- Chef in Ras, these usernames are hard to pronounce.
- Last question, this is a username that is quite extreme.
- For example, old Reddit username of mine was Cam Winston from Frazier.
- OK, this username is Rectum retribution.
Examples
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As students gain experience, allow each student to create a personal username and password.
Academic text (2007) -
I need your username and password.
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It's like your username should be your name.
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I want to know what your username would be.
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l told you your username is your email address.
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Darryl is a username on a message board.
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That is your eBay username, right?
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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
A name a person uses on social sites or forums
A name used on a computer network to show who is connected
How Identified
- Formal
- Jargon
- Texting
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.