password
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈpæsˌwɜrd/
:
contraseña
- How many people here use the same password on multiple websites?
- password-protected
- username and password
- ID and password
My wife has my passwords to all my social media.
- My wife has my passwords to all my social media.
- I had every form of password on every single app.
- What's better, a hard drive password or a BIOS password or both?
- Well, first, reusing passwords is a terrible idea.
- I think I knew his password just from like seeing him put it in.
- But her password was her dog's name was Tinkerbell.
- I hate, I hate passwords, reservations, shoelaces, keys.
- And I said OK, then I wrote him my password.
- Or to use the same password all the time, which isn't a great idea.
Examples
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So I'm entering in my password and it doesn't work.
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He forgot his password and needed to reset it to access his files.
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I had every form of password on every single app.
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And this is the one password that you actually have to remember.
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May I have your account number and password, please?
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The best systems require a password to enter any of the teacher's options.
Academic text (1993) -
Users log in by using both their password and this number.
Academic text (2012) -
In addition, you need to know a four-digit password, or the alarm will go off.
Fiction book (1997) -
Don't use the same password over multiple sites, particularly sensitive shopping or banking sites.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, first, reusing passwords is a terrible idea.
Synonyms
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3.1
A secret set of numbers or letters used to unlock devices and accounts
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5.6
A group of words used like a password to unlock files or accounts
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4.6
A digital code on a device that lets you sign into an account
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3.5
A set of numbers or letters used to unlock an account
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8.6
A secret word used to prove someone belongs to a group
A secret word that lets people enter or join a group
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Password comes from two simple parts, pass and word. It began as a secret 'word' you would give to 'pass' a guard, so today a password is a secret word that lets you 'pass' into a computer account or a locked place.