Online Account
A persistent relationship between a person and a service, typically represented by credentials, settings, history, entitlements and stored data.
The useful mental model.
Start with the part that changes what you actually do or expect when you meet this concept in everyday digital life.
Why it matters
This concept is one piece of the everyday system behind apps, accounts, devices and services. Understanding the layer makes nearby features easier to reason about.
Follow the connection
Use the related entities below to move from the visible interface to the identity, data, business or infrastructure layer behind it.
What connects to this?
Digital life is a system. Follow the neighboring identity, data, design, security or business layer instead of stopping at one definition.
Account Recovery
The fallback process used to regain access when a normal sign-in method is unavailable, lost or compromised.
Understand it →account actionSigning Out
Ending the active authenticated session on a device or browser without deleting the account itself.
Understand it →account actionDeactivating an Account
Temporarily disabling or hiding an account when a service offers a reversible alternative to deletion.
Understand it →account actionDeleting an Account
Permanently requesting removal of an account relationship and some or all associated service data, subject to the provider’s rules and legal obligations.
Understand it →Check the underlying references.
G7 prioritizes primary technical documentation, public-interest institutions and strong research. Product-specific behavior can change, so current service documentation remains important.