password
A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to informationA word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
» The passwords were easy to figure out.
Пароли было легко отгадать.
Ці паролі були дуже прості.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
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.
Codewort, Passwort, Parole
паро́льparólʹ, паро́льparólʹ
паро́льparólʹ, паро́ляparólja, га́слоháslo
- a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Examples
358 sentencesThe passwords were easy to figure out.
Ці паролі були дуже прості.
ruПароли было легко отгадать.
How often do you change your passwords?
Як часто ти міняєш пароль?
I shouldn't have used the word "password" as my password.
Мені не варто було використовувати слово "пароль" у якості пароля.
ruМне не следовало использовать слово "пароль" в качестве пароля.
deIch hätte nicht das Wort „Passwort“ als mein Passwort verwenden sollen.
Please choose a more secure password.
Будь ласка, оберіть більш надійний пароль.
Tom typed his username and password.
Том надрукував своє ім'я користувача та пароль.
ruТом ввёл свой логин и пароль.
deTom gab Benutzernamen und Kennwort ein.
Translations
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Origin
From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inFrom pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.
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Forms
plural: passwordsSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1Technology and the internet — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
3 patterns- username and password
- changes his passwords
- change your password