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password definition

pass·word (pas′wʉrd′)

noun

  1. a secret word or phrase used for identification, as by a soldier wishing to pass a guard
  2. a sequence of characters that must be entered in order to gain access to electronically locked or protected computer or security systems, files, etc.
  3. any means of gaining entrance, admission, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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