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For usernames, etc., you usually see like `ユーザ名` or something similar. Or like
on my Skype, it says `Skype名`. How is the 名 pronounced in these situations?
I've never been able to conclusively find this anywhere. My instinct tells me
it's `な` because these seem like compounds nouns (like `星空【ほしぞら】`, etc.) that
use kun-yomi.
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kanji readings terminology computing
How is 名 pronounced in computer terms?
It is read as めい. “ユーザ名” is read as ユーザめい, “Skype 名” is スカイプめい.

I do not know the reason for that, but if I make a guess, this may be because
gairaigo in a compound word is treated in a similar way to [Sino-Japanese
words](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Japanese_vocabulary).
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