ハンドルネーム

はんどるねーむ
noun
online handle; username; screen name
internetcommunication
1. name used online instead of one's real name
A nickname a person uses on the internet—on forums, social media, games, or chat—in place of their real name. A Japanese coinage (wasei-eigo) from English "handle" + "name"; often abbreviated HN.
ハンドルネームで投稿(とうこう)する。
Post under a handle.
本名(ほんみょう)ではなくハンドルネームを使(つか)う。
Use a handle rather than your real name.
掲示板(けいじばん)では彼(かれ)のハンドルネームしか知(し)らない。
On the forum, I only know him by his handle.

Wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English) from "handle" + "name"; natural English would be "username," "screen name," or "handle." Commonly abbreviated HN.

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Compare: ニックネーム (nickname)
Compare: 本名(ほんみょう) (one's real name)
Compare: ペンネーム (pen name)
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