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password
- /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/ US
- /ˈpɑːs.wɜːd/ Southern England
- /ˈpæs.wɜːd/ Northern England
Rhymes with -æswɜː(ɹ)d, -ɑːswɜː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From pass + word. The sentry-passing sense predates the cryptographic sense and was its inspiration.
noun passwords · pass-word
- 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.
- 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.
Similar: passcode, keyword, abbreviations: pw, pwd, pword, pass
verb passwords · passwording · passworded · pass-word
- To protect with a password.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: countersign, watchword, word, parole, passcode, username, passphrase, codeword, cleartext, cryptography, keyword, cryptographic, cipher, code, log-in, protected
Translations
Every language
noun word used to gain admittance
| Español | contraseña, santo y seña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 암호 amho, 군호 gunho, 패스워드 paeseuwodeu, 비밀번호 bimilbeonho, 비번 bibeon, 열쇠글 yeolsoegeul |
| 日本語 | パスワード pasuwādo, 合言葉 aikotoba |
| 中文 | 密碼 /密码 mìmǎ, 口令 kǒulìng |
| हिन्दी | पासवर्ड pāsvarḍ |
| Kiswahili | nywila |
| Português | senha, palavra-passe |
| Français | mot de passe, mot d'ordre |
| Deutsch | Codewort, Passwort, Parole, Kennwort |
| Italiano | parola d'ordine, parola chiave |
| Ελληνικά | συνθηματικό synthimatikó, κωδικός kodikós |
| Română | parolă |
| Русский | паро́ль parólʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mật khẩu |
| العربية | كَلِمَةُ سِرّ kalimatu sirr |
| עברית | סִיסְמָה sismá |
noun computing: string of characters known only to a user
| Español | contraseña, palabra clave |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 암호 amho, 비밀번호 bimilbeonho, 패스워드 paeseuwodeu |
| 日本語 | パスワード pasuwādo, 合言葉 aikotoba |
| 中文 | 密碼 /密码 mìmǎ |
| हिन्दी | पासवर्ड pāsvarḍ |
| Kiswahili | nywila |
| Português | senha, palavra-passe, password, palavra-chave |
| Français | mot de passe |
| Deutsch | Passwort |
| Italiano | parola chiave, password, parola d'ordine, parola d'accesso |
| Ελληνικά | κωδικός kodikós, συνθηματικό synthimatikó, κωδικός πρόσβασης kodikós prósvasis |
| Română | parolă |
| Русский | паро́ль parólʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mật khẩu |
| العربية | كَلِمَةُ مُرُور kalimatu murūr, كَلِمَةُ سِرّ kalimatu sirr |
| עברית | סִיסְמָה sismá |
Talk about this word "password." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/password. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. password. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/password "password." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/password.Cite this
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title = {password},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/password},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
