pseudonymous
adjective
pseu·don·y·mous
sü-ˈdä-nə-məs 
: bearing or using a fictitious name
a pseudonymous report
also
: being a pseudonym
pseudonymously
adverb
pseudonymousness
noun
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These apps can then link pseudonymous web identities with actual user identities, even in private browsing modes, effectively de-anonymizing users’ browsing habits on sites containing these trackers.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Because crypto wallets are pseudonymous, most participants in the competition appeared only as three- to four-letter usernames linked to cryptographic wallet addresses.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Fizz is a pseudonymous, hyperlocal app born on college campuses.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Centuries later, a pseudonymous cryptographer named Satoshi Nakamoto took further inspiration from the fathers’ efforts to decentralize government with a document designed to decentralize money.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Because crypto wallets are pseudonymous, most participants in the competition appeared only as three- to four-letter usernames linked to cryptographic wallet addresses.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Fizz is a pseudonymous, hyperlocal app born on college campuses.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Centuries later, a pseudonymous cryptographer named Satoshi Nakamoto took further inspiration from the fathers’ efforts to decentralize government with a document designed to decentralize money.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Pseudonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonymous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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