noun

username

username, user name

Please choose a unique username.

Please choose a unique username.

I forgot my username and password.

I forgot my username and password.

((sb.'s)) username the name someone uses to log in to a computer system I forgot my username and password.

Synonyms: user ID, login name, handle

A compound word from 'user' and 'name'. It is the name a user has on a system.

Think of it literally: it's the 'name' for a 'user' to log in.

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