By a user name (English user name) or pitch name (English "„pointed name "“, "„Neckname "“, nod often briefly) one understands (usually short) a name, which a computer user uses with certain IT-services in the today's German linguistic usage and whom it usually maintains over longer time.

The term "„user name "“common-proves used, if it is linked with a user account and therefore a registration or registration makes necessary. The term "„pitch name "“however has another meaning than the one in the German linguistic usage "„pointed name "“in English: It is limited frequently to the range of the Internets and can refer also to services without firm user account. Besides it has often also a more personal and more informal Konnotation than "„the user name "“and by the user after own yardsticks is selected.

Contrary to the pitch name material name designates the genuine name of the user, approximately in the form "„first name surname "“or "„surname, first name "“. In some offers there are one moves controversy over whether one has to introduce oneself by material name or pitch name; occasionally into the netiquette expressly the indication of the Realnames one demands.

Within the Internet range a pitch name is used with various services like the Chat or the numerous panels - partial spreading -, in order not to have and a certain anonymity protect to abandon its material name different users, which constitutes the attraction of this communication form for many with security also. Also the Wikipedia uses pitch names for the identification of its users.

The fact that two equal pitch names are avoided for the avoidance of mistake, as well as the liberty with the choice of the name, often lead to the choice of fantasyful names, which partly the personality or preferences of the user and develop himself among whom he can reflect when regular use his own identity. Also dips the same often nod with small variations up. (Fritz, Fritz_, Fr1tz"…). Possible also several Nicknames are with different services, with which it would like to express different roles.

Some Nicknames is consciously, as for instance ironically put on Nerd. Others are word new creations or remind of fictitious favourite personalities.

See also

• Alias
• Anglizismus
• Net culture
• Demo scene ("„act "“)

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  The whole system of pitch names is shown in the table below. A total of 88 pitches are shown, though you could expand the system upward if necessary (for ...


• Pitch Notation
  The treble clef assigns the pitch name "G" to the third line of the staff. The treble clef is sometimes called the "G clef." The other lines and spaces are ...


• Pitch Notation
  The treble clef assigns the pitch name "G" to the third line of the staff. The treble clef is sometimes called the "G clef." The other lines and spaces are ...