evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
Digital Technology.information that identifies an account and keeps it secure, as username and password: The IT department assigns temporary system credentials to new employees.
anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
verb (used with object),cre·den·tialed,cre·den·tial·ing or especially Britishcre·den·tialled,cre·den·tial·ling.
to grant credentials to, especially educational and professional ones: She has been credentialed to teach math.
adjective
providing the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
Origin of credential
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English credencial, from Medieval Latin crēdenti(a);see credence, -al1
They’re easily dazzled by smooth talkers, and they place too much weight on credentials and not enough on skills and motivation.
The startup Adam Grant is betting on to fix bias in hiring is out of stealth mode|Sarah Todd|September 15, 2020|Quartz
The hackers use two techniques—one known as "brute forcing" and the other called "password spraying"—in an attempt to obtain targets' Office365 login credentials.
Russian state hackers are targeting Biden and Trump campaigns, MSFT warns|Dan Goodin|September 11, 2020|Ars Technica
Foreign groups used tactics including rotating IP addresses to disguise attacks, web bugs planted in purchased domain names and phishing, in an effort to harvest log-in credentials and gain information on targeted individuals and organizations.
Russian hackers are again trying to disrupt U.S. elections, Microsoft says|Verne Kopytoff|September 10, 2020|Fortune
Whenever you get to a point where you need to log in somewhere, you’ll be asked if you want to save the relevant credentials.
How to get started using a password manager|David Nield|September 8, 2020|Popular Science
Importing your passwordsMost password managers give you the option to import credentials from somewhere else, such as your browser.
How to get started using a password manager|David Nield|September 8, 2020|Popular Science
At one point in time, there was a code of conduct: creed and credential.
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Students with more experience do better--but need the credential less.
Don't Go to Business School!|Megan McArdle|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Especially to the extent that this helps drive a lot of additional spending on said credential.
More on Whether We're Paying too Much for College|Megan McArdle|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now, of course, I don't think that education is only a credential.
More on Whether We're Paying too Much for College|Megan McArdle|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The credential of having a lot of Washington, D.C., experience is not “a calling card” among voters any more.
How Mitt Romney Can Defeat Rick Santorum for GOP Nomination|Ben Jacobs|February 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In some towns the credential is that the family shall employ a "hired girl."
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
When the convention assembles for the second session, the first business is the report of the credential committee.
Citizenship|Emma Guy Cromwell
If my onion is good as a credential, I'll accept the invitation gladly.
Options|O. Henry
Beauty of itself is not a credential—rather it is an object of suspicion, unless it goes with intellect.
Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers|Elbert Hubbard
Somebody said he was in the hall a moment ago, on a Ripton credential.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete|Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for credential
credential
/ (krɪˈdɛnʃəl) /
noun
something that entitles a person to confidence, authority, etc
(plural)a letter or certificate giving evidence of the bearer's identity or competence
adjective
entitling one to confidence, authority, etc
Derived forms of credential
credentialed, adjective
Word Origin for credential
C16: from Medieval Latin crēdentia credit, trust; see credence