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Password

//ˈpæswɝd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.

    "Only if a would-be visitor knew the password du jour could he pass; the guards allowed no exceptions."

  2. 2
    a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group wordnet
  3. 3
    A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.

    "A strong password has a mixture of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks."

Verb
  1. 1
    To protect with a password. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.

Etymology 2

From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.

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