# What do we mean by 'anonymous'?

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**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-we-mean-by-anonymous/107262 "2019-01-23T10:10:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-we-mean-by-anonymous/107262/3 "2019-01-23T14:23:46Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> That doesn’t _need_ to be called “anonymous”, per se, but it is a nice shorthand for “user who is not logged in”. Other synonym suggestions are welcome.

Would it make sense to refer to _anonymous users_ as _guests_? It’s the best I can think of, but my vocabulary could be broader, I admit.

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