password

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈpæswɜːɹd/
• (Southern England) IPA: /ˈpɑːswɜː(ɹ)d/
• (Northern England) IPA: /ˈpæswɜːd/

Noun

password (plural passwords)

1. A word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword.
2. (computing) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, etc.

Synonyms

• (word used to gain admittance) watchword
• passcode
• (abbreviation) pw, pwd, pword, pass

Translations

• French: mot de passe
• German: Codewort, Passwort, Parole, Kennwort
• Italian: parola d'ordine, parola chiave
• Portuguese: senha, palavra-passe
• Russian: паро́ль
• Spanish: contraseña, santo y seña

Translations

• French: mot de passe
• German: Passwort
• Italian: parola chiave, password
• Portuguese: senha, palavra-passe, password
• Russian: паро́ль
• Spanish: contraseña

Verb

password (passwords, present participle passwording; past and past participle passworded)

1. (computing, transitive) To protect with a password.

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