password
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- pass-word (archaic)
Etymology edit
pass + word; the sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpæswɝd/
- (Southern England) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːswɜː(ɹ)d/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈpæswɜːd/
- Rhymes: -æswɜː(ɹ)d, -ɑːswɜː(ɹ)d
- Hyphenation: pass‧word
Noun edit
password (plural passwords)
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms edit
- (word used to gain admittance): watchword, underword
- (cryptographic key): passcode, keyword; abbreviations: pw, pwd, pword, pass
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)
Derived terms edit
- (computing): counter-password, password child, password salting, what is the Wi-Fi password
Translations edit
word used to gain admittance
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computing: string of characters known only to a user
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See also edit
Verb edit
password (third-person singular simple present passwords, present participle passwording, simple past and past participle passworded)
- (computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
Usage notes edit
- To password protect is the more common expression.
See also edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
First attested in 1983, borrowed from English password.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
password n (singular definite passwordet, plural indefinite password or passwords)
Inflection edit
Declension of password
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | password | passwordet | password passwords |
passwordene |
genitive | passwords | passwordets | passwords passwords' |
passwordenes |
Synonyms edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English password.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
password f (invariable)
- (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)
- (computing) password (secret string of characters used to access a system)
- Synonyms: palavra-passe, senha
Further reading edit
- “password” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish edit
Noun edit
password m (plural passwords)
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
password (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜏᜓᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔)
- Alternative spelling of pasword
Further reading edit
- “password”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018