CHAP
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A way computers use to check who someone is over a network
- noun
- /tʃæp/
- Specialized
:
protocolo CHAP
- Even after the chap explained everything.
Examples
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Did you say that American chap was killed?
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Chap who taught me everything I know.
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Chap in the center is the one they killed.
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Okay, chaps, get him in.
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But Chap says there's more drawing him to the place than a search for his roots.
Academic text (2005) -
You okay, Chap?
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Chaps, the message we have been sent to carry is of the utmost importance.
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Chap named Fernand Rocha was along.
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They're all good chaps.
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The network administrator decided to implement CHAP to enhance user authentication for remote access.
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Etymology
CHAP comes from the words Challenge, Handshake, Authentication, Protocol. Think of it as a digital 'handshake' where one side gives a 'challenge' and the other answers to prove who they are, so CHAP checks identity over a network.