Password Meaning
/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
nounA 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.
Sentence Examples
The password is "Muiriel".
Check that your username and password are written correctly.
Enter a username and password to get into the system.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To log into my account, I must enter my ____ which is known only to me.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He forgot his ____ and had to reset it using the email address linked to his account.
Word Origin & History
From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now, Max, by what combination of circumstances is a rogue to know my password, to be able to forge my signature, to possess himself of my key, and to resemble me personally? And, finally, how is he possibly to determine beforehand whether there is anything in my safe to repay so elaborate a plant?"
— 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To log into my account, I must enter my ____ which is known only to me.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He forgot his ____ and had to reset it using the email address linked to his account.