Word a Day
password
What does password mean?
password (noun): a word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use password in a sentence?
- He forgot the password. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce password?
/ˈpæˌswɝd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does password come from?
From pass + word.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “password”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “password” mean?
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a word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information
Right! That's what “password” means.
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