password
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: passwords · passwording · passworded
Sense 1
A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
To protect with a password.
Verb
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “password” mean?
A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
Is “password” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.