password

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

pass +‎ word.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

password (plural passwords)

  1. A secret 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.

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Translations [edit]

secret word used to gain admittance
computing: string of characters known only to a user
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Verb [edit]

password (third-person singular simple present passwords, present participle passwording, simple past and past participle passworded)

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

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Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

First attested in 1983, borrowing from English password.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈpʰɑːsˌwœːd̥]

Noun [edit]

password n (singular definite passwordet, plural indefinite password or passwords)

  1. (computing) password

Inflection [edit]

    Inflection of password
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative password passwordet password
passwords		 passwordene
genitive passwords passwordets passwords
passwords'		 passwordenes

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Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from English.

Noun [edit]

password f (invariable)

  1. (computing) password
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