Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Internet)A string of characters used to identify a user of a bulletin board, e-mail etc; a pseudonym used for online communication.

  2. Synonym of stage name.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. This website doesn't allow users to change their screen name.

    ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC0 · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Tom used underscores instead of spaces in his screen name.

    ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC0 · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Beginners to social networks often choose screen names that they later regret.

    rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: screen names

Synonyms

3 synonyms
handleA2nickstage name

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
screechscreenA2screeningscreenplayC1screenshot

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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