PASSWORD
Dictionary entry overview: What does password mean? • PASSWORD (noun)
The noun PASSWORD has 1 sense:
1. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Familiarity information: PASSWORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PASSWORD (noun)
Meaning:
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
countersign; password; parole; watchword; word
Context example:
he forgot the password
Hypernyms ("password" is a kind of...):
arcanum; secret (information known only to a special group)
positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance)
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