A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick.

A name chosen by a Jabber User as a convenient moniker for use when Chatting. A user's nickname is not necessarily the same as that their username. In the context of Groupchat, we use the term Room Nickname.

The name you use on message boards. It's generally a good idea to pick one and stick with it at every forum you post at, since it will help you build up a reputation and help other webmasters become familiar with you.

A name that you select when you connect to an IRC server. Many users choose descriptive nicknames that have no relevance to their real identity.

an identifier ( pointer )used to locate an individual object in one of the defined data sources

an identifier that references a data source table or view

a short (usually one word) field which identifies the contact

a unique identifier that you create and use to reference the merchants you have selected or created