Look up: Password

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   Password
   A secret code assigned to a user. A@ known by the computer system. Knowledge of the password associated with the user ID is considered proof of authorization. (See One-Time Password.)
   Found on http://www.setsolutions.com/security.htm
   
   
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   password
   [n] - a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
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   Password
   A code used to gain access to a secured system.
   Found on http://www.everlands.co.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
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   Password
   when accessing a remote site, especially where certain services are only accessible to registered individuals, the system my require you to type in a code word or words to prove that you are who you say you are, and that password is necessary in order to grant you access
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   Password
   Generally an numer of alphanumberic characters required to gain access to part or the whole of the computer system.
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   Password
   A series of characters that enables someone to access a file, computer or program. Your Control Panel is password protected to prevent unauthorized users from changing your information. The password should be a combination of characters that would be difficult to guess.
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   password
   set of characters known only to the user and which enable him/her to maintain restricted access to his/her data.
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   password
   (security) An arbitrary string of characters chosen by a user or system administrator and used to authenticate the user when he attempts to log on, in order to prevent unauthorised access to his account. A favourite activity among unimaginative computer nerds and crackers is writing programs which attempt to discover passwords by using lists of com...
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   password
   a code or signal,usually confidential,that enables its user to have full or limited access to a software package or user`s program,to a document,database,field,or messaging service Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • word or string of characters that is recognisable by automatic means and that permits a user access to protected storage,files or input or o...
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    Password
    Pass'word` noun A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign. Macaulay.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/30
    
    
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    password
    watchword noun a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; `he forgot the password`
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    Password
    A `password` is a form of secret authentication data that is used to control access to a resource. The password is kept secret from those not allowed access, and those wishing to gain access are tested on whether or not they know the password and are granted or denied access accordingly. The use of passwords goes back to ancient times. Sentries guarding a location would challenge for a password. They would only allow a person in if they knew the...
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    Password
    • (n.) A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.
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    password
    (from the article `computer security`) ...and other irresponsible behaviours is to electronically track and record the access to, and activities of, the various users of a computer system. ... ...significant when the computer is accessible over a network. The first line of defense is to allow access to a computer only to authorized, tru...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/26
    
    
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    password
    A sequence of characters required to gain access to a computer system. Passwords are used to restrict computer system access to only authorized persons.
    Found on http://www.ais-cpa.com/glosa.html
    
    
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    Password
    A string of letters, numbers, and sometimes symbols assigned to a person authorized to use a particular computer or computer service.
    Found on http://www.ycp.edu/library/ifl/glossary.
    
    
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    Password
    A code used to gain access (login) to a locked system. Good passwords contain letters and non-letters and are not simple combinations such as virtue7. A good password might be: 5%df(29) But don't use that one!
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