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Definition of "username" []

  • A sequence of characters, different from a password, that is used as identification and is required when logging on to a multiuser computer system, LAN, bulletin board system, or online service. Also called user ID. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "username" in a sentence
  • "You can type a direct message into the "What's happening?" box on your homepage, however this time instead of starting the message with "@username" like you do for a reply, you can instead remove the @ sign and replace it with the letter d (for direct) and a space, for example "d username.""
  • ""SELECT id FROM members WHERE username = '$username' LIMIT 1""
  • "Can I do something like the following: if exists (Select * users where username = @username) that would probably be better off as a scalar function, not an SP."
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