password

password
A string of characters that permits access to a computerized information system. Password access is designed to increase the confidentiality of information, and to enforce *authorization limits. Password control is strengthened by (i) the maintenance of secrecy, (ii) their regular changing, and (iii) the inclusion of nonalphanumeric characters that make decipherment more difficult.

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  • password — pass‧word [ˈpɑːswɜːd ǁ ˈpæswɜːrd] noun [countable] COMPUTING a series of secret letters or numbers that must be put into a computer before it can be used: • Some hackers even change the company password, making the system inaccessible to… …   Financial and business terms

  • Password — Pass word , n. A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • password — index catchword Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • password — / pɑ:swə:d/, it. / pas:word/ s. ingl. [comp. di pass passaggio e word parola ], usato in ital. al femm. (inform.) [parola di riconoscimento impiegata nei sistemi di elaborazione a scopo di sicurezza contro il loro uso improprio da parte di utenti …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • password — → contraseña …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • password — (n.) word appointed as a sign to distinguish friend from foe, 1798, from PASS (Cf. pass) (v.) + WORD (Cf. word) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • password — /ˈpasˌword, ingl. ˈpɑːsˌwYːd/ [vc. ingl., propr. «parola (word) per passare (to pass)»] s. f. inv. (elab.) codice CFR. username (ingl.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • password — (izg. pàsvōrd) m DEFINICIJA inform. niz brojaka ili slova koji služe za potvrdu identifikacije korisnika prilikom logiranja; zaporka, lozinka, šifra ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • password — [n] secret word given for entry countersign, identification, key, key word, open sesame*, parole, phrase, signal, ticket, watchword, word; concept 278 …   New thesaurus

  • password — ► NOUN ▪ a secret word or phrase used to gain admission …   English terms dictionary

  • password — [pas′wʉrd΄] n. 1. a secret word or phrase used for identification, as by a soldier wishing to pass a guard 2. a sequence of characters that must be entered in order to gain access to electronically locked or protected computer or security systems …   English World dictionary

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