username
noun
us·er·name
| \ ˈyü-zər-ˌnām
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variants:
or less commonly user name
plural usernames
or user names
Definition of username
: a sequence of characters that identifies a user when logging onto a computer or website
— called also user ID
Examples of username in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
One reader, with the username solipsism, objected to Gackle’s claims about what was and wasn’t interesting. — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, "The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News," 8 Aug. 2019 Hackers responsible for data breaches on sites like Yahoo or LinkedIn sometimes post large databases of people's usernames and passwords online. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "Google Chrome now lets you flag sketchy websites," 20 June 2019 Increasingly, people are deciding to go against the grain and display more authentic versions of themselves online, though perhaps not via their main feeds or usernames. — Ellie Abraham, Allure, "Why Finstas Are a Safe Sanctuary on Social Media," 23 July 2019 Of course, most people using Venmo are aware that their transactions—typically represented with a short description or a series of emoji—are visible to anyone who searches their username. — Dan Salmon, WIRED, "I Scraped Millions of Venmo Payments. Your Data Is at Risk," 26 June 2019 This measure requires a second step -- aside from a username and password -- to access an account. — oregonlive.com, "Massive DHS data breach raises questions about Oregon’s cybersecurity protocols," 24 June 2019 But this is not the first time that Musk has changed his Twitter username. — Patrick May, The Mercury News, "Is Elon Musk really ditching Twitter? 5 other notables who have deleted social media accounts," 17 June 2019 Two winners will each get to bring a friend to Bowl With Brantley, with entries open to anyone using their Sixthman username. — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, "Brantley Gilbert cruise: Country stars sailing from Miami on Nov. 4," 14 June 2019 This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preference (for example, your username) Targeting cookies. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Privacy Policy," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'username.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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