[ noun ] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group <noun.communication> he forgot the password
Password \Pass"word`\, n. A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign. --Macaulay.
A virtually secure system is possible, but the expense and inconvenience of guaranteeing password discipline is usually impracticable.
He recently conducted a survey of 421 UK organisations, which showed that two-thirds do not bother to take this precaution. It is common for staff to write their password on yellow stickers, posted on their screen.
To use the system the user types in a name and password, and then types in the password that is displayed at that moment on the token. Once a hacker gets into a computer system the results can be horrendous.
To use the system the user types in a name and password, and then types in the password that is displayed at that moment on the token. Once a hacker gets into a computer system the results can be horrendous.
A password allows you to save your progress after every level.
A Barclays employee has to quote a password which is changed up to three times a day.
The Winter Park, Fla., resident has invented a phone attachment that requires callers to punch in a three-number password to ring through.
Thus, a numerical password like 385 is represented in "black night" by the letters "chn."
Sprint said the new service, targeted toward business travelers, would allow a caller to use a spoken password instead of a standard long-distance travel card, which requires callers to punch in as many as 24 digits.
A sentry with an M-16 rifle demands the password.
Receiving companies have little recourse while manufacturers continue to search for a design that would deny access to senders who do not know a special password.