password

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Synonyms: pass-word, pass word, pasword, passwords, passport, basswood, sasswood, passmore, passwd, cussword, bassford

Antonyms: pass-word, pass word, pasword, passwords, passport, basswood, sasswood, passmore, passwd, cussword, bassford

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|watchword}} {{lb|en|military|security}} A [[word]] relayed to a [[person]] to [[gain]] [[admittance]] to a [[place]] or to gain [[access]] to [[information]].
2. {{senseid|en|cryptography}} {{lb|en|computing|cryptography}} A [[string]] of [[character]]s used to [[log in]] to a [[computer]] or [[network]], to access a level in a [[video game]], and so on; {{l|en|archetype#Noun|archetypally}} a {{l|en|word#Noun}} but nowadays often an {{l|en|alphanumeric#Adjective}} string or a {{l|en|phrase#Noun}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|computing|transitive}} To protect with a password.

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