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credential
[ kri-den-shuhl ]
noun
- Usually credentials.
- evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form:
Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- Digital Technology. information that identifies an account and keeps it secure, as username and password:
The IT department assigns temporary system credentials to new employees.
- anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to grant credentials to, especially educational and professional ones:
She has been credentialed to teach math.
adjective
- providing the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
credential
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
noun
- something that entitles a person to confidence, authority, etc
- plural a letter or certificate giving evidence of the bearer's identity or competence
adjective
- entitling one to confidence, authority, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈԳپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲc·t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of credential1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of credential1
Example Sentences
Nelson and others were able to get into the Ring accounts by illicitly obtaining usernames and passwords for Yahoo email accounts and identifying individuals who used the same credentials for their Ring home security systems.
Arsenal and Manchester United showed their credentials in spells.
"In the absence of certainty, it would certainly be advisable for M&S customers, particularly those who may have reused their M&S account credentials on other web services, to begin changing those passwords elsewhere."
Ramaphosa sees Zelensky's visit as an attempt to boost his credentials as a peacemaker, saying their talks will focus on efforts to find "a path to peace".
Learn how to check credentials and report fraudulent activity.
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