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Login Name

/ˈlɒɡɪn neɪm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A unique identifier used to gain access to a computer system or online account.

    "You need to enter your login name and password to access your email."
  2. 2

    The specific username associated with a user's account on a platform.

    "Make sure your login name is easy to remember but hard for others to guess."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'login' originated in the early 1960s from the combination of 'log' and 'in', referring to the act of entering a computer system. 'Name' comes from Old English 'nama', which has roots in Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European languages, evolving to denote a word by which a person or thing is known.

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