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password
[pas-wurd, pahs-]
noun
a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
Synonyms:a word or other string of characters, sometimes kept secret or confidential, that must be supplied by a user in order to gain full or partial access to a computer, computer system, or electronic device.
password
/ ˈɑːˌɜː /
noun
a secret word, phrase, etc, that ensures admission or acceptance by proving identity, membership, etc
an action, quality, etc, that gains admission or acceptance
a sequence of characters used to gain access to a computer system
Example Sentences
This saw hackers use passwords exposed in previous breaches to access 23andMe accounts for which people had used the same or similar credentials.
The company has told customers that the data theft did not include useable payment or card details, or any account passwords.
Affected customers will need to change their passwords.
The grim procedure of winding down the business took over as passwords and laptops were collected while servers were backed up in case "some future incarnation of the business can be preserved".
Their alleged victim told police he was hung off a roof ledge, shocked with electrical wires and attacked with a chainsaw as his attackers demanded he reveal his Bitcoin wallet password.
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