password
noun
pass·word
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Definition of password
1
: something that enables one to pass or gain admission: such as
a
: a spoken word or phrase required to pass by a guard
b
: a sequence of characters required for access to a computer system
2
: watchword
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Examples of password in a Sentence
You need to enter your password to check your e-mail.
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
Recent Examples on the Web
Using the implant, hackers could access Apple customers' data, including their passwords and personal contacts, as well as messages sent through iMessage, WhatsApp, Gmail and Google Hangouts, according to Project Zero researchers. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "Hackers breached iPhones for years, Google says," 30 Aug. 2019 Millions of Instagram users too, recently had their passwords exposed. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Facebook breached my privacy and all I got was a cup of coffee," 29 Aug. 2019 If South Carolina loses this game, then Will Muschamp should really spend some time on Sunday trying to remember his LinkedIn password. — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, "Bo Nix is a liability; So are Alabama linebackers," 29 Aug. 2019 Randomize your passwords whenever possible, and do not save them in your Notes app. — Glamour, "Alexa von Tobel Wants to Save You Time, Effort, and Money," 17 May 2019 For the latter, inspect the machine for skimmers (devices that steal your password) and post a friend as a security guard during the withdrawal. — Andrea Sachs, Twin Cities, "10 common travel scams — and how to avoid them," 10 Aug. 2019 Unlike in Blackboard's software, those passwords were stored unencrypted, in fully readable form. — Wired, "This Teen Hacker Found Bugs in School Software That Affects Millions," 9 Aug. 2019 But he was caught after going on vacation and giving some Siemens’ employees the passwords to the spreadsheets. — Fortune, "How China Hopes to Launch More Tech Stock STARs—Data Sheet," 24 July 2019 After Slack was breached in 2015, the company reset the passwords of those whose accounts had been affected. — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, "Security News This Week: Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions of People," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'password.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for password
password
noun
English Language Learners Definition of password
: a secret word or phrase that a person must know before being given permission to enter a place
: a secret series of numbers or letters that allows you to use a computer system
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password
noun
pass·word
| \ ˈpas-ˌwərd
\
\
Kids Definition of password
: a secret word, phrase, or group of numbers that a person must know to be allowed to enter a place or use a computer system
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