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Pseudonym

A pseudonym (/ˈsjuːd.ə.nɪm/; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'falsely named') or alias (/ˈeɪ.li.əs/, AY-lee-əs) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's own. Many pseudonym…

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Pseudonym

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Triples97
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Sources · 33
Pseudonym → ACM Computing Surveys, Adrian, Adversarial Settings, Anne, Asokan, Assumed Names, Bettye Anne, Case, Co, Complexities, Detroit, Dictionary, Does Deception Leave, Gale, Gröndahl, International Encyclopedia, ISBN, Jefferson, Leggett, Mathematics
related to External links · 18
Pseudonym → An, Anonymity Network Describes, Anonymity Terminology, Anonymity/Pseudonymity ArchiveThe Real Name, Archived, August, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Excellent, Fallacy, Includes, March, Not, Pseudonymity Overview, TU Dresden, Wayback Machine Anonymity Bibliography, Wayback MachineAnother, Web
related to Collective pseudonyms · 13
Pseudonym → Alexander Hamilton, Bustos Domecq, Carolyn Keene, Corey, Ellery Queen, Erin Hunter, James, James Madison, John Jay, Nicolas Bourbaki, Publius, The, The Federalist Papers
related to Scope · 6
Pseudonym → Actors, Graecisms, Historically, In, Latinisations, Pseudonyms
see also · 5
Pseudonym → Alter, American Constitutional, BoschPseudonymous, DoeList, Latinised
related to Concealing identity · 3
Pseudonym → Authors, Pseudonymous, The
related to Etymology · 3
Pseudonym → Alias, Greek, Latin
related to Name change · 3
Pseudonym → In, Sometimes, This
related to Stage names · 1
Pseudonym → When

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name pseudonyms used names use also may stage users new pen real identity pseudonymity identities example pseudonymous anonymous many online

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social mediainstance ofand other online identities for services0.80text
online gaminginstance ofand other online identities for services0.80text
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Trotskyinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
Lenin.Collective pseudonymsA collective name or collective pseudonym is one shared by two or more personsinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
for exampleinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
the co-authors of a workinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
such as Carolyn Keeneinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
Erin Hunterinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
Ellery Queeninstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
Hinstance ofare used by Communist party leaders0.80text
Sid Vicious of the late 1970s band Sex Pistols andinstance ofsingers and band members often replace real names with tougher-sounding stage names0.80text

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