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cybername en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˌneɪm/

Etymology

From cyber- + name.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.
   • Your modem dials an 800 number a couple of times. Along the way, you'll be asked to make up a cybername for yourself... 2002, David Pogue, Flat screen iMac for dummies:
   • "Are the two of you going to stick to phony cybernames? Or shall I introduce you by your real ones?" 2006, John Weir, What I did wrong:
   • He signed in using his own cybername: Point Guard. 1999, Jacqueline Guest, Triple Threat:

Forms

Translations (2)

fi nimimerkki (nickname used on the Internet) · cmn 網名 /网名 (nickname used on the Internet)