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Password
Meaning
Noun
●
In Military:
A
word
relayed
to a person to
gain
admittance
to a place or to
gain
access to information.
●
In Computing & Cryptography:
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.
Verb
●
In Computing:
To
protect
with a password.
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Wiktionary
Origin
password
English
pass
English
pas
Middle English (1100-1500)
passen
Middle English (1100-1500)
passer
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
word
English
word
Middle English (1100-1500)
word
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
Synonyms
Watchword
Underword
Passcode
Keyword
Pwd
Pword
Pass
Pass-Word
Related
Login
Passcode
Passphrase
Authentication
Username
Encryption
File
Url
Credentials
Key
Code
Router
Id
Passcodes
Keyphrase
Account
Fingerprint
Card
Browser
Otp
Server
Computer
Folder
Ciphertext
Address
Database
Ip
Hash
Vpn
Email
Dns
Permissions
User
Ssid
Pin Number
Email Address
Ip Address
Private Key
Phone Number
User Name
Hash Algorithm
Public Key
Mac Address
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