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What do you call the online identity?

Asked by AshlynM (10684points) November 15th, 2013
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Screen name? User name? Handle? Alias? Would pen name count?

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janbb's avatar

No pen name would imply a written product; it’s too refined for the internet. I would say “user name” or “screen name.”

johnpowell's avatar

I generally refer to it as a handle. But I am old and have spent some time on the CB.

picante's avatar

I’d use “screen name” in most contexts. “Persona” might work, too.

zants's avatar

Generally “username.”

Depending on the specific service being discussed it may be more specific, such as “handle” for Twitter (though I rarely use that), or “moniker” if talking about my name/identity used across many services (zants).

Katniss's avatar

Screen name, usually.

ucme's avatar

Virtual AL

Smitha's avatar

Login name or Username.

muppetish's avatar

I refer to “muppetish” as my username in reference to “the words that I am typing to sign into the forum”, but prefer “handle” when referring to it as my identity.

dxs's avatar

I say username.

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downtide's avatar

I say “username” too, in most cases.

Valerie111's avatar

Screen name.

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