password

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/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

correct, valid | invalid

user

Each employee must change their user password every three months for security reasons.

VERB + PASSWORD

know

give

She gave her password to the technician so he could fix her computer.

enter, provide, supply, type in | change

PHRASES

be password protected

I had to change my password after the website was no longer password protected.

Definitions

noun

A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.

Only if a would-be visitor knew the password du jour could he pass; the guards allowed no exceptions.

A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.

A strong password has a mixture of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.

verb

To protect with a password.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

what is the Wi-Fi password

Asks someone for the Wi-Fi password.

Example Bank

Only if a would-be visitor knew the password du jour could he pass; the guards allowed no exceptions.

Wiktionary

A strong password has a mixture of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.

Wiktionary

The password is "Muiriel".

Tatoeba · #1283

Check that your username and password are written correctly.

Tatoeba · #2214

We easily figured out the password.

Tatoeba · #47935

The password is "Mountain". If someone says "Mountain", you reply "River".

Tatoeba · #241310

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