A password is a secret word or phrase that you must know in order to be allowed to enter a place such as a military base, or to be allowed to use a computer system.
Advance and give the password.
No-one could use the computer unless they had a password.
Synonyms: watchword, key word, magic word [informal], open sesame More Synonyms of password
password in British English
(ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd)
noun
1.
a secret word, phrase, etc, that ensures admission or acceptance by proving identity, membership, etc
2.
an action, quality, etc, that gains admission or acceptance
3.
a sequence of characters used to gain access to a computer system
password in American English
(ˈpæsˌwɜrd)
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 electronicallylocked or protected computer or security systems, files, etc.
3.
any means of gaining entrance, admission, etc.
Examples of 'password' in a sentence
password
Hannah's simple password "Today" had opened up everything on the hard drive.
Elizabeth Lowell PEARL COVE (2001)
In other languages
password
British English: password /ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd/ NOUN
A password is a secret word or phrase that enables you to enter a place or use a computer system.
They were only allowed in if they could give the password.
American English: password
Arabic: كَلِمَةُ الْسِّرِ
Brazilian Portuguese: senha
Chinese: 密码
Croatian: lozinka
Czech: heslo tajné
Danish: password
Dutch: wachtwoord
European Spanish: contraseña
Finnish: salasana
French: mot de passe
German: Passwort
Greek: κωδικός πρόσβασης
Italian: password
Japanese: パスワード
Korean: 암호
Norwegian: passord
Polish: hasło
European Portuguese: senha
Romanian: parolă
Russian: пароль
Latin American Spanish: contraseña
Swedish: lösenord
Thai: รหัสผ่าน
Turkish: şifre
Ukrainian: пароль
Vietnamese: mật khẩu
Chinese translation of 'password'
password
(ˈpɑːswəːd)
n(c)
密码(碼) (mìmǎ) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a secret word or phrase that ensures admission by proving identity or membership