username
noun
us·er·name
ˈyü-zər-ˌnām 
variants
or less commonly user name
plural usernames also user names
: a sequence of characters that identifies a user (such as on a computer system, website, or social media platform)
Never reuse a username and password combination. While doing so is convenient, if that combination is ever stolen from one service you use … it will expose every service you have that uses it.—
Rachel Cericola
Rachel CericolaThese e-mail addresses generally look like this: "username@location.xxx".—Walter S. Mossberg
Walter S. Mossbergcalled also user ID
Examples of username in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But Chen says the company does not track personal data or link usernames to the emails.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
The perpetrators of com's and 764's abuse have for years operated behind the masks of usernames and profile pictures.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Previously, One users needed a username and password and a verification code sent by text message.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2024
The Post and its partners also found several video recordings on Telegram of victims being abused on Discord, including the Oklahoma girl and others who had carved usernames and group names into their bodies.
—Chris Dehghanpoor, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
To gain access, the hackers relied on a crude technique, known as password spraying, of repeatedly trying username and password combinations in order to break into an account that had significant administrative authority.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
In Protest Trump Defeats Haley In Michigan Republican Primary—On Track To Clinch Nomination Next Month
To be certain, focusing on identity and authentication—a login with a username, password, multifactor authentication or passkey—isn’t enough to lock down data.
—Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In the firestorm that ensued as the fake Swift images spread online, at least one account that seemingly brought them from these dark corners of the web to X was the username @Zvbear, which was set to private Thursday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
That’s not so much because of the value of the transactions there but because of how often airlines and hotels require not just a username and password but also a last name—which, as Shiakar noted, breaks password managers that expect only the first two fields.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
The perpetrators of com's and 764's abuse have for years operated behind the masks of usernames and profile pictures.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Previously, One users needed a username and password and a verification code sent by text message.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2024
The Post and its partners also found several video recordings on Telegram of victims being abused on Discord, including the Oklahoma girl and others who had carved usernames and group names into their bodies.
—Chris Dehghanpoor, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
To gain access, the hackers relied on a crude technique, known as password spraying, of repeatedly trying username and password combinations in order to break into an account that had significant administrative authority.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
In Protest Trump Defeats Haley In Michigan Republican Primary—On Track To Clinch Nomination Next Month
To be certain, focusing on identity and authentication—a login with a username, password, multifactor authentication or passkey—isn’t enough to lock down data.
—Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In the firestorm that ensued as the fake Swift images spread online, at least one account that seemingly brought them from these dark corners of the web to X was the username @Zvbear, which was set to private Thursday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
That’s not so much because of the value of the transactions there but because of how often airlines and hotels require not just a username and password but also a last name—which, as Shiakar noted, breaks password managers that expect only the first two fields.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
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