password
nomverbecourant dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//ˈpæs.wɜɹd//
- //ˈpɑːs.wɜːd//
- //ˈpæs.wɜːd//
A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
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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.
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?
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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.
Étymologie
From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.
verbe
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To protect with a password.
Formes
- pluriel
- passwords
- passé
- passworded
- participe passé
- passworded
- participe présent
- passwording
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- passwords
password · A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
past · The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to…pasta · Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg…paste · A soft moist mixture, in particular: One of flour, fat, or…