cybername

English

Etymology

From cyber- +‎ name.

Noun

cybername (plural cybernames)

1. (Internet) A nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.
   • 1999, Jacqueline Guest, Triple Threat:

     He signed in using his own cybername: Point Guard.

   • 2002, David Pogue, Flat screen iMac for dummies:

     Your modem dials an 800 number a couple of times. Along the way, you'll be asked to make up a cybername for yourself...

   • 2006, John Weir, What I did wrong:

     "Are the two of you going to stick to phony cybernames? Or shall I introduce you by your real ones?"

Translations

nickname used on the Internet

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 網名 / 网名 (wǎngmíng)

• Finnish: nimimerkki (fi)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can