"webname" meaning in All languages combined

See webname on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: webnames [plural]
Etymology: From web + name. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|web|name}} web + name Head templates: {{en-noun}} webname (plural webnames)
  1. A pseudonym that one uses in an online forum or website.
    Sense id: en-webname-en-noun-mbMadwGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014, Heather Inwood ·, Verse Going Viral: China's New Media Scenes, page 63:",
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