pseudonym
noun[C]
uk/ˈsjuː.də.nɪm/us/ˈsuː.də.nɪm/anamesomeone usesinsteadoftheirrealname,especiallyon a writtenwork:
笔名;假名She writesundera pseudonym.她用笔名写作。
George Orwell was a pseudonym - hisrealnamewas Eric Blair.乔治‧奥威尔是笔名,他的真名是埃里克‧布莱尔。
anumberornamewith nomeaningthat is usedinsteadofinformationrelatingto aparticularperson, forexample, anameoremailaddress, so that it isimpossibletoseewho theinformationrelatesto:
A pseudonym is an identifier thatrelatesto aparticularindividual.
Pseudonymization uses aformofencryptiontotranslateidentifiablepersonaldatatouniqueartificialidentifiers called pseudonyms.
- He haspublishedthreecrimenovelsunder a pseudonym.
- She goes by the pseudonym of Nana.
- Theirnames,contactinformation, and otherpersonaldatawill bekeptout ofpublicrecordsbyfilinglawsuitsunder pseudonyms, such asJohnorJaneDoe.
- There can be asinglepseudonym for acollectionofreplacedfieldsor a pseudonymperreplacedfield.
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonymous
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
- untitled
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