nom de web

UK/ˌnɒm də ˈwɛb/US/ˌnɑm də ˈwɛb/

noun

A pseudonym used when publishing on the World Wide Web.

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handlenom de clavierusername
OriginFrench nom →
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Meanings

nom de web1

nounnom de web (plural noms de web)

plural noms de web

  1. alternativeAlternative form of nom de Web

nom de Web2

nounnom de Web (plural noms de Web)

plural noms de Web · alternative nom de web · alternative nom-de-Web

  1. InternetinformalA pseudonym used when publishing on the World Wide Web.

    Friedberg — whose nom de Web is StinkE — is an 18-year-old, hip hop-loving Hiero fan who started his site in August, 1995 as a tribute to his favorite crew.

    1996, Vibe, volume 4, numbers 7-10, page 378
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    On the same day, Barista of Bloomfield Avenue, the nom de Web of Debbie Galant, who lives in a suburban town in New Jersey and is one of the most esteemed "hyperlocal bloggers" in the country, led with a picture from her recent vacation in the Berkshires.

    2006, The New Yorker, volume 82, numbers 20-28, page 48

    We are smitten with Nemo Wolfe. That's the charming nom de Web of Mercantile Library executive director Albert Pyle (our own Dr. Know) when he posts on their delightfully omnivorous blog.

    2009 December, Cincinnati Magazine, page 93

    Synonyms: handle, nom de clavier, username

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pseudonym used when publishing on the World Wide Web.

Similar
handlenom de clavierusername
Also see
nom de clavier

Origin

  1. FrenchWeb
  2. Frenchde
  3. Frenchnom
  4. FrenchWeb
  5. Frenchde
  6. Frenchnom
  7. Englishnom de Web

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + Web, by analogy with nom de guerre.

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Translations

Finnish verkkonimimerkki
  • verkkonimimerkkipseudonym used on the World Wide Web
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MLA

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Chicago

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