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Webster 1913 Edition
Password
Pass′wordˊ
,Noun.
A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.
Macaulay.
Definition 2024
password
password
English
Noun
password (plural passwords)
- A word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword.
- (computing) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, etc.
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Translations
word used to gain admittance
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computing: string of characters known only to a user
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Verb
password (third-person singular simple present passwords, present participle passwording, simple past and past participle passworded)
- (computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
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Danish
Etymology
First attested in 1983, borrowing from English password.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʰɑːsˌwœːd̥]
Noun
password n (singular definite passwordet, plural indefinite password or passwords)
Inflection
Inflection of password
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | password | passwordet | password passwords |
passwordene |
genitive | passwords | passwordets | passwords passwords' |
passwordenes |