screen names
Digital persona labels
Screen names are the usernames or handles people adopt for online identity—on social media, in chat rooms, or in gaming.
Unlike real names, screen names offer anonymity or creative self-expression: Her screen name was DarkMoonRising.
The term dates from early internet culture when users logged into screens rather than apps.
Also called usernames, handles, or online aliases.
Account identification string
- handlePart for gripping
- aliasAdopted false name
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- avatarDigital user representation
gamertag · nickname · moniker · persona · profile name · display name · online identity · alter ego
Fictitious professional name
- aliasAdopted false name
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- maskFace-worn concealment
- hiddenKept out of sight
privacy · anonymous · throwaway · burner account · sock puppet · concealment · disguise · untraceable
Player's online identity
- avatarDigital user representation
- handlePart for gripping
- player nameChosen in-game identity
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
character name · Xbox Live · PSN · esports · leaderboard · Battle.net
One who supports another
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- blue checkOnline identity confirmation mark
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- content creatorMakes digital media professionally
profile · bio · mention · tag · DM · timeline · feed · viral
username
Account identification string
avatar · gamertag · nickname · moniker · persona · profile name · display name · online identity · alter ego · login name
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
hidden · privacy · anonymous · throwaway · burner account · sock puppet · concealment · disguise · untraceable · secret identity
gamertag
Player's online identity
- avatarDigital user representation
- handlePart for gripping
- player nameChosen in-game identity
character name · multiplayer · Xbox Live · PSN · esports · leaderboard · Battle.net
follower
One who supports another
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- blue checkOnline identity confirmation mark
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
content creator · profile · bio · mention · tag · DM · timeline · feed · viral · engagement
- namingnomenclature, nicknames, naming conventions, aliases, monikers
- pseudonymspen name, pseudonym, pseudonyms, nom de plume, alias
- anonymity toolsaliases, pseudonyms, usernames, avatars, alter egos
- chat roomschat rooms, chatrooms, channels, IRC, lobby
- Dot-com Eradot-com crash, bubble burst, irrational exuberance, IPOs, stock speculation
- made-up namesneologisms, pseudonyms, usernames, aliases, handles
screen namestrue names
Authentic identifying words
legal names · given names · birth names · government names · proper names
screen, names, screening, screened, screens, sunscreen, split-screen, windscreen, screener