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username

 [yoo-zer-neym]

us·er·name

  [yoo-zer-neym]
noun Computers.
1.
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.
2.
the part of an e-mail address before the @ sign.
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Also called user ID.
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a name consisting of an alphanumeric sequence used as an Internet address to identify the location of particular Web pages
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username (ˈjuːzəˌneɪm)
 
—n
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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Main Entry:  username
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the unique set of characters identifying a user of a shared computer program, system, or network, which allows access when coupled with a password; also written user name, also called user ID
Etymology:  1971-76
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