username

See also: user name

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From user +‎ name.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: us‧er‧name

Noun

username (plural usernames)

  1. (computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.
    His username and password on his Apple PC is VolvestarcXXX.
    Synonyms: access, access code, credential, handle, identity, login name
    Hypernym: name
    Holonym: user account
    Coordinate terms: password, user account, user ID

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): /u.zeʁˈnej.mi/ [u.zeɦˈneɪ̯.mi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /u.zeɾˈnej.mi/ [u.zeɾˈneɪ̯.mi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.zeʁˈnej.mi/ [u.zeʁˈneɪ̯.mi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.zeɻˈnej.mi/ [u.zeɻˈneɪ̯.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