password

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

password (plural passwords)

  1. (military, security) 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. (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.
    A strong password has a mixture of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.

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Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (cryptographic key): passkey (coordinate in its sense contrasted with passwords)
  • (cryptographic key): passphrase, keyphrase (used either coordinately or hyponymously; equivalent except for containing spaces)

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Verb[edit]

password (third-person singular simple present passwords, present participle passwording, simple past and past participle passworded)

  1. (computing, transitive) To protect with a password.

Usage notes[edit]

  • To password protect is the more common expression.

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1983, borrowed from English password.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰɑːsˌwœːd̥]

Noun[edit]

password n (singular definite passwordet, plural indefinite password or passwords)

  1. (computing) password

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English password.

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Noun[edit]

password f (invariable)

  1. (computing) password
    Synonyms: codice, (uncommon) parola d'ordine

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English password.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

password f (plural passwords)

  1. (computing) password (secret string of characters used to access a system)
    Synonyms: palavra-passe, senha

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Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

password m (plural passwords)

  1. password

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pass‧word
  • IPA(key): /ˈpaswoɾd/, [ˈpas.woɹd]

Noun[edit]

password (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜏᜓᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔)

  1. Alternative spelling of pasword

Further reading[edit]

  • password”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018