"screenname" meaning in English

See screenname in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-screenname.wav [US] Forms: screennames [plural], screen name [alternative]
Etymology: From screen + name. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|screen|name}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*namô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*namō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "nama", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "name", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "name", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "screenname", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="screenname">, {{compound|en|screen|name}} screen + name, {{ety|en|:af|screen|name}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} screenname (plural screennames)
  1. (computing, Internet) a string of characters used to identify a user of a bulletin board, e-mail etc; a pseudonym used for online communication. Tags: Internet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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