username

[ yoo-zer-neym ]

/ ˈyu zərˌneɪm /

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noun Computers.

Also called login name, logon name, sign-in name, sign-on 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.

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Also called user ID .

Origin of username

First recorded in 1970–75; user¹ + name

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How to use username in a sentence

The digital dating sphere can prove tricky, and bruising, for the trans user.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat.
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A click sends a user to a statement, a list of passenger nationalities, emergency call-center numbers, and other information.
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That user's posts were being wiped completely from existence.
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Id suademus, vt infantes ad nos lustrandi afferantur, quod etiam Dei beneficio iam cœpit fieri.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nam neque id diu fuit, & semper altero decumbente, alter stetit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Illustrius mult est id quod sequitur, & ad Barbaror sensum in Baptismi laud singulare.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Id die before Id let any body know that I cared for him more than he cared for me, wouldnt you?
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Id have made more of it, added Bobby, only Miss Gould didnt seem to care for that kind of poetry.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for username

username

/ (ˈjuːzəˌneɪm) /

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

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