PASSWORD

password, watchword, word, parole, countersign

(noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; “he forgot the password”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

password (plural passwords)

A word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword.

(computing) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, etc.

Synonyms

• (word used to gain admittance): watchword

• passcode

• (abbreviation): pw, pwd, pword, pass

Verb

password (third-person singular simple present passwords, present participle passwording, simple past and past participle passworded)

(computing, transitive) To protect with a password.

Source: Wiktionary


Pass"word`, n.

Definition: A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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