"cybername" meaning in English

See cybername in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cybernames [plural]
Etymology: cyber- + name Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|name}} cyber- + name Head templates: {{en-noun}} cybername (plural cybernames)
  1. A nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace. Categories (topical): Internet, Onomastics Translations (nickname used on the Internet): 網名 (Chinese Mandarin), 网名 (wǎngmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), nimimerkki (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999, Jacqueline Guest, Triple Threat",
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          "ref": "2002, David Pogue, Flat screen iMac for dummies",
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