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- [pas-wurd, pahs-]
- /ˈpæsˌwɜrd, ˈpɑs-/
- /ˈpɑːs.wɜːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas-wurd, pahs-]
- /ˈpæsˌwɜrd, ˈpɑs-/
Definitions of password word
- noun password a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc. 1
- noun password 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. 1
- noun password computers 1
- noun password secret entry code 1
- noun Technical meaning of password (security) An arbitrary string of characters chosen by a user or system administrator and used to authenticate the user when he attempts to log on, in order to prevent unauthorised access to his account. A favourite activity among unimaginative computer nerds and crackers is writing programs which attempt to discover passwords by using lists of commonly chosen passwords such as people's names (spelled forward or backward). It is recommended that to defeat such methods passwords use a mixture of upper and lower case letters or digits and avoid proper names and real words. If you have trouble remembering random strings of characters, make up an acronym like "ihGr8trmP" ("I have great trouble remembering my password"). 1
- countable noun password A password is a secret word or phrase that you must know in order to be allowed to enter a place such as a military base, or to be allowed to use a computer system. 0
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Origin of password
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; pass + word
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Parts of speech for Password
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password popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
password usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for password
noun password
- abraxas — an ancient charm composed of Greek letters: originally believed to have magical powers and inscribed on amulets, etc, but from the second century ad personified by Gnostics as a deity, the source of divine emanations
- by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
- catchword — A catchword is a word or phrase that becomes popular or well-known, for example, because it is associated with a political campaign.
- code book — a book containing a list of code signals with their meanings, usually arranged alphabetically.
- code word — A code word is a word or phrase that has a special meaning, different from its normal meaning, for the people who have agreed to use it in this way.
verb password
- countersign — If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it.
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