AUTHENTICATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does authentication mean?
• AUTHENTICATION (noun)
The noun AUTHENTICATION has 2 senses:
1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
2. validating the authenticity of something or someone
Familiarity information: AUTHENTICATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AUTHENTICATION (noun)
Meaning:
A mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
assay-mark; authentication; hallmark
Hypernyms ("authentication" is a kind of...):
mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)
Meaning:
Validating the authenticity of something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
authentication; certification
Hypernyms ("authentication" is a kind of...):
proof; substantiation; validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
