Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

  2. 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

More definitions
  • a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Examples

358 sentences
  1. The passwords were easy to figure out.

    Ці паролі були дуже прості. — deniko

    ruПароли было легко отгадать. — Gruzilkin

  2. How often do you change your passwords?

    Як часто ти міняєш пароль? — deniko

  3. I shouldn't have used the word "password" as my password.

    Мені не варто було використовувати слово "пароль" у якості пароля. — deniko

    ruМне не следовало использовать слово "пароль" в качестве пароля. — soweli_Elepanto

    deIch hätte nicht das Wort „Passwort“ als mein Passwort verwenden sollen. — Tamy

  4. Please choose a more secure password.

    Будь ласка, оберіть більш надійний пароль. — deniko

  5. Tom typed his username and password.

    Том надрукував своє ім'я користувача та пароль. — oromashka

    ruТом ввёл свой логин и пароль. — marafon

    deTom gab Benutzernamen und Kennwort ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its in

From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.

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Forms

plural: passwords

Synonyms

11 synonyms
word used to gain admittance:wordA1watchwordunderword
passA2keywordpwdabbreviations: pwpword
cryptographic key:passcode
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • username and password
  • changes his passwords
  • change your password

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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