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username
[ yoo-zer-neym ]
noun
- Also called login name,. a unique sequence of characters used to identify a user and allow access to a computer system, computer network, or online account.
- the part of an email address before the @ sign.
username
/ ˈːəˌԱɪ /
noun
- computing a name that someone uses for identification purposes when logging onto a computer, using chatrooms, or as part of his or her e-mail address
Word History and Origins
Origin of username1
Example Sentences
She filled it in, divulging the username and password, and shortly afterwards the account was taken over by hackers.
Rivas’ office said that’s due in part to prevent people from impersonating elected officials: If a user deletes their X account, the username can be claimed by someone else 30 days later.
Isaias Hernandez, an environmentalist and influencer who goes by the username @queerbrownvegan, tells Slate that he ultimately sees the underconsumption trend as a “limiting structure.”
Finnigan, who went by the online username "Acid", adorned his bedroom in West Sussex with swastikas and pentagrams.
Stephen Bonner, deputy commissioner at the ICO, called the breach a "clear and avoidable error" by the council, after the regulator found "simple mistakes like having dormant accounts where the username and password are the same".
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