The name that an individual uses to specify uniquley who they are to a computer, servers etc Usually it is used to identify who you are when logging in to some sort of server and is often accompanied by a password to restrict access Thus you might have several different usernames if you have access to several machines but it might save confusion if you are given the same username (and password) on each of the machines you have access to If your username is BigFred on a particular machine then noone else can have the username BigFred on that machine
The name that identifies a user to a computer network; generally used in conjunction with a password to establish the user's right to access a host; also called account name or user ID
are how we announce ourselves to a computer system -- your own PC, your ISP, or a server on the Net Usernames are unique -- that is, only one user can connect using a given name In other words, there may be plenty of people named Bob who belong to your ISP, but only one person is known as "Bob" to the server uuencoding Uuencoding allows you to send binary, non-textual files, in ASCII format Uuencoding is most often used for sending binary files via e-mail, or for posting them to a newsgroup Uuencoding a file should not be confused with compressing it, as uuencoded files typically take up more space than the originals If you receive a uuencoded file you need a uudecoding program to make sense of it vapor trail
This is the name that identifies you Every username must be unique For CWRU we developed a system of unique usernames based on an individual's initials For example if your name is Alice B Cwru, your Username might be abc7 The CWRU Username is short and unique, and is always lowercase!
The name that gets you access to things A username is like a handle for a user on the Internet and is commonly left up to the user to decide what it is, although most Web sites or systems will NOT allow the same username to be assigned to two different people Usually it's the first part of your e-mail address before the @ sign or the nickname you use in a chat room The name by which you or someone else is known by on the Internet Used when logging into an access provider or when entering a member's only area on the Web Definition courtesy of www netlingo com
This is the "address" part of your internet address -- this is a unique identifier which allows you to have sole access to your account For more information please see the WPC Password/Username handout
A code which represents you (the user) which is required when logging on to a network A password is usually also demanded to ensure that only you use your network account and have access to your documents
The public component of every CIS user's Network Authorization Account identity It must be entered, along with the password, in order to access CIS services It is also the first component of a CIS user's e-mail address
The name assigned to users of a computer network By convention, default usernames usually consist of a person's initial(s) plus their family name For example, if your name is Fred Garvin, your username would be fgarvin Typing your username on the computer screen is part of the login procedure and identifies you to the computer system
A Username name used to gain access to a computer system Usernames, and usually passwords, are required in multi-user systems In most such systems, users can choose their own usernames and passwords
The name by which a user is known to the Oracle server and to other users Every username is associated with a private password, and both must be entered to connect to an Oracle database See also account
This is the name which people refer to you on the BBS It can be your real name, a name based around your real name, or a name completely unrelated to anything You get to chose this when you sign up, but whatever you chose - it has to be clean and decent If the Admin think that it is unsuitable they will ask you to think of another name, so please be sensible
The name you used to sign on to SBC Yahoo! (your Member ID, not your password) It might have been smithjones or ilovecats It's in your e-mail address (smithjones@sbcglobal net), and it's the name that will appear on your Newsgroup postings Back to Top