password

['pɑ:swɜ:d] n

Erkennungswort n; Kennwort n; Parole f; Passwort n

Kennung f (data base access); Paßwort n (PC access code)

Kennwort n (A string of characters entered by a user to verify his or her identity to a network or to a local computer, device, or client, or to sign in to an account, app, and so on)

Benutzerzugriffsschlüssel m; Schlüsselwort n; Sperrwort n; Codewort n; Schlusselwort

tech.

Losung f; Paßwort n; Kampfruf m; Verstaendigungswort n

passwords n

gen.

Kennwörter n; Passwörter n

English thesaurus

password ['pɑ:swɜ:d] n

A tool that tests the strength of user passwords by searching for passwords that are easy to guess. It repeatedly tries words from specially crafted dictionaries and often also generates thousands and in some cases, even millions of permutations of characters, numbers and symbols.

mil., logist.

Identifier, which must remain confidential, used as access code, permitting the identification of an individual who wants to connect to a workstation or network. (FRA)

password

: 92 phrases in 7 subjects

Business	5
Communications	6
Computers	2
General	6
Information technology	27
Microsoft	30
Technology	16


password abbr.
gen.	Erkennungswort; Kennwort; Parole; Passwort
IT	Benutzerzugriffsschlüssel; Schlüsselwort; Sperrwort
tech.	Losung; Paßwort


encryption abbr.
gen.	Verschlüsselung; Verstecken
commun.	Verschlüsselung, die
commun. IT tech.	Chiffrierung
comp.	Zeichenverschlüsselung
comp., MS	Verschlüsselung
econ.	Verschlüsselung