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password
[ pas-wurd, pahs- ]
noun
- a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
Synonyms:
- a word or other string of characters, sometimes kept secret or confidential, that must be supplied by a user in order to gain full or partial access to a computer, computer system, or electronic device.
password
/ ˈɑːˌɜː /
noun
- a secret word, phrase, etc, that ensures admission or acceptance by proving identity, membership, etc
- an action, quality, etc, that gains admission or acceptance
- a sequence of characters used to gain access to a computer system
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"In the absence of certainty, it would certainly be advisable for M&S customers, particularly those who may have reused their M&S account credentials on other web services, to begin changing those passwords elsewhere."
This ranges from conducting reconnaissance to identify vulnerable systems, to analysing code for flaws or suggesting possible passwords to break into systems.
Some of the product’s features, such as its safe browsing mode or a system that notifies users if their password has been compromised, rely on shared Google infrastructure not solely within Chrome’s purview, she said.
The password sharing crackdown has come for Max users.
She filled it in, divulging the username and password, and shortly afterwards the account was taken over by hackers.
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