username

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See also: user name

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From user +‎ name.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: us‧er‧name

Noun

username (plural usernames)

  1. (computing) A person's identification on an individual computer system.
    Synonyms: access, access code, credential, handle, identity, login name, user account, user ID
    Hypernym: name
    Coordinate term: password

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English username.

Noun

username m (invariable)

  1. (computing) username
    Synonym: nome utente

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English username.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌ(j)u.zeʁ.ˈnejm/, /ˌ(j)u.zeʁ.ˈnej.mi/

Noun

username m (plural usernames)

  1. (computing) username (a person’s identification on an individual computer system)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) nome de usuário, (Portugal) nome de utilizador, (Brazil) usuário