Complete Definition of "password"

English

Etymology
"pass#Verb|pass" (verb) + "word"

Pronunciation
\Pass"word`
Noun
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en-noun

  1. A secret word used to gain admittance, or to gain access to information
  2. computing A string of characters, known only to a user, used, along with a user name, to log in to some computer or network etc.

Synonyms
(secret word used to gain admittance): watchword

Translations
trans-top|secret word used to gain admittance
Czech: heslo n
Finnish: salasana, tunnussana
trans-mid
German: Codewort m, Passwort n, Parole f
Hungarian: t|hu|jelszó
Italian: parola d'ordine f, parola chiave f
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trans-top|computing: string of characters known only to a user
Czech: heslo n
Finnish: salasana
German: Passwort n
Hungarian: t|hu|jelszó
Italian: parola chiave f, password f
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (pasuw�do)
Korean: ko-inline|��|amho
Serbian: javka f, geslo n, lozinka f
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (mì m�)
ttbc|Dutch: wachtwoord n
ttbc|Danish: kodeord n
ttbc|French: mot de passe
ttbc|Frisian: wachtwurd n
ttbc|Old English: leafnesword|l�afnesword n
ttbc|Polish: has�o n
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ttbc|Portuguese: senha
ttbc|Serbian: javka f, geslo n, lozinka f
ttbc|Slovak: heslo n
ttbc|Spanish: contraseña
ttbc|Swedish: lösen, lösenord
ttbc|Turkish: �ifre
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See also
login
passphrase
PIN

de:password
fr:password
hy:password
io:password
it:password
kk:password
hu:password
ru:password
so:password
fi:password
sv:password
ta:password
vi:password
tr:password
zh:password

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