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Password

Meaning

Noun

In Military:
A
to a person to
to a place or to
access to information.
In Computing & Cryptography:
A
of
used to
to a
or network, to access
in a
,
;
a
but nowadays often an
or a phrase.

Verb

In Computing:
To
with a password.
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Origin

password
English
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pass
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pas
Middle English (1100-1500)
passen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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passer
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
word
English
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word
Middle English (1100-1500)
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word
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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