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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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These programs can also automatically generate secure passwords in order to avoid reusing the same phrases across different sites, a common but risky practice.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Feb. 2025
After her sister yelled, the woman changed her Netflix password.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Small and medium enterprises and individuals alike are advised to secure their printers with password protection, disable remote access when unnecessary, and keep their firmware updated to prevent unauthorized use.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Ditto the industrywide crackdown on password sharing, or the trend toward ending even successful series after just three or four seasons.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Feb. 2025
After her sister yelled, the woman changed her Netflix password.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Small and medium enterprises and individuals alike are advised to secure their printers with password protection, disable remote access when unnecessary, and keep their firmware updated to prevent unauthorized use.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Ditto the industrywide crackdown on password sharing, or the trend toward ending even successful series after just three or four seasons.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for password
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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