Password
noun
A secret word or phrase that a person must know before they are allowed to enter a place or use a computer system.
You need to enter your password to access your email account.
Often appears as...
- enter the password
- change the password
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
In military, a word or phrase that a soldier had to know to be allowed to pass guard.
The sentry asked for the password before we could enter the camp.
Often appears as...
- give the password
- know the password
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
A secret word or phrase that a person must know before they are allowed to enter a place or use a computer system.
You need to enter your password to access your email account.
Often appears as...
- enter the password
- change the password
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
In military, a word or phrase that a soldier had to know to be allowed to pass guard.
The sentry asked for the password before we could enter the camp.
Often appears as...
- give the password
- know the password
Usage tips
General, Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Passwords keep your personal information safe from unauthorized access.
Choose a strong password to protect your online bank account.
Pro Tip 2/3Memorization Needed
Passwords must be remembered or stored securely for repeated use.
I have to reset my password; I forgot what it was.
Pro Tip 3/3Technological Association
The term password is most commonly used with digital accounts.
Her password gives her access to all her social media profiles.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Passwords keep your personal information safe from unauthorized access.
Choose a strong password to protect your online bank account.
Pro Tip 2/3Memorization Needed
Passwords must be remembered or stored securely for repeated use.
I have to reset my password; I forgot what it was.
Pro Tip 3/3Technological Association
The term password is most commonly used with digital accounts.
Her password gives her access to all her social media profiles.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Passwords keep your personal information safe from unauthorized access.
Choose a strong password to protect your online bank account.
Pro Tip 2/3Memorization Needed
Passwords must be remembered or stored securely for repeated use.
I have to reset my password; I forgot what it was.
Pro Tip 3/3Technological Association
The term password is most commonly used with digital accounts.
Her password gives her access to all her social media profiles.
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Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
who say that privacy isn't really important, they don't actually believe it, and the way you know that they don't actually believe it is that while they say with their words that privacy doesn't matter, with their actions, they take all kinds of steps to safeguard their privacy. They put passwords on their email and their social media accounts,
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Lorrie Faith Cranor:...
that we were going to have a new policy, and this new policy required passwords that were at least eight characters long, with an uppercase letter, lowercase letter, a digit, a symbol, you couldn't use the same character more than three times, and it wasn't allowed to be in a dictionary.
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The best stats you've...
that information was so changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics there are some webpages like this you know but they take some nourishment down from the databases but people put prices on them stupid passwords and boring statistics and this won't work
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Technology that protects...
are gonna make you feel like maybe there's more things to worry about but technology is gonna solve a lot of the problems that we're facing right now with our identities so like I said I'm terrified that my identity is gonna get stolen and I'm sick of passwords really
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Hans Rosling: Debunking...
All that information we saw changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics. There are some web pages like this, you know, but they take some nourishment down from the databases, but people put prices on them, stupid passwords and boring statistics.
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What you need to know...
How many of you have heard someone say they don't care about their privacy because they don't have anything to hide? Go on. Now, how many of you use any kind of encryption software? Raise your hand. Or a password to protect an online account?
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Public Wi-Fi PIPE Hacking...
at this point I could do a lot of damage having secure internet passwords is one way to help keep your identity safe let's test your password skills for a moment which of the following password options would take the longest for a
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Would you raise the bird...
Though chick rejection is a rarer phenomenon, there are some noteworthy examples. While incubating its eggs, the Australian superb fairy-wren sings to them, imparting a unique note that its chicks use as a kind of password.
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How (and why) Russia...
interacting with computers and devices. And for this network, there's no encryption, there's no firewall, no two-factor authentication, no password complex enough to protect you.
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Mentalism, mind reading...
and recognize that life isn't all about us. Your password, where are you? Where are you? Where is he? Right here. Stand up for me. Your password is "ariboy."
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
who say that privacy isn't really important, they don't actually believe it, and the way you know that they don't actually believe it is that while they say with their words that privacy doesn't matter, with their actions, they take all kinds of steps to safeguard their privacy. They put passwords on their email and their social media accounts,
Video examples
Lorrie Faith Cranor:...
that we were going to have a new policy, and this new policy required passwords that were at least eight characters long, with an uppercase letter, lowercase letter, a digit, a symbol, you couldn't use the same character more than three times, and it wasn't allowed to be in a dictionary.
Video examples
The best stats you've...
that information was so changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics there are some webpages like this you know but they take some nourishment down from the databases but people put prices on them stupid passwords and boring statistics and this won't work
Video examples
Technology that protects...
are gonna make you feel like maybe there's more things to worry about but technology is gonna solve a lot of the problems that we're facing right now with our identities so like I said I'm terrified that my identity is gonna get stolen and I'm sick of passwords really
Video examples
Hans Rosling: Debunking...
All that information we saw changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics. There are some web pages like this, you know, but they take some nourishment down from the databases, but people put prices on them, stupid passwords and boring statistics.
Video examples
What you need to know...
How many of you have heard someone say they don't care about their privacy because they don't have anything to hide? Go on. Now, how many of you use any kind of encryption software? Raise your hand. Or a password to protect an online account?
Video examples
Public Wi-Fi PIPE Hacking...
at this point I could do a lot of damage having secure internet passwords is one way to help keep your identity safe let's test your password skills for a moment which of the following password options would take the longest for a
Video examples
Would you raise the bird...
Though chick rejection is a rarer phenomenon, there are some noteworthy examples. While incubating its eggs, the Australian superb fairy-wren sings to them, imparting a unique note that its chicks use as a kind of password.
Video examples
How (and why) Russia...
interacting with computers and devices. And for this network, there's no encryption, there's no firewall, no two-factor authentication, no password complex enough to protect you.
Video examples
Mentalism, mind reading...
and recognize that life isn't all about us. Your password, where are you? Where are you? Where is he? Right here. Stand up for me. Your password is "ariboy."
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
With customers' permission, fintech firms have increasingly turned to data aggregators to 'screen scrape' information from financial accounts. In such cases, data aggregators collect and store online banking logins and passwords provided by the bank's customers and use them to log directly into the customer's banking account.
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Marco Arment
American Businessman
Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, brought very, very easy payment to the modern software world. That, more than anything, is why there is a business for paid apps.
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Al Franken
American Politician
If someone hacks your password, you can change it - as many times as you want. You can't change your fingerprints. You have only ten of them. And you leave them on everything you touch; they are definitely not a secret.
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Yvonne Strahovski
Australian Actress
It's sad that people will invade someone's privacy - and this is not only regarding someone's private photos - but this goes deep into people's financial privacy, their passwords, their emails, their text messages.
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Sarah Harrison
British Journalist
If Britain is going to investigate journalists as terrorists - take and destroy our documents, force us to give up passwords and answer questions - how can we be sure we can protect our sources?
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Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
Weak passwords are a crook's best friend. Make yours long and complex, and change them often - not just on your bank account but on your email and social media, too.
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Aneel Bhusri
American Businessman
If you've got five or six cloud apps, do you want a different user ID and password for each one? No.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
Choosing a hard-to-guess, but easy-to-remember password is important!
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Naval Ravikant
Businessman
If you use a bad password, your Bitcoin will get stolen.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
Love is great, but not as a password.
Quote examples
Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
With customers' permission, fintech firms have increasingly turned to data aggregators to 'screen scrape' information from financial accounts. In such cases, data aggregators collect and store online banking logins and passwords provided by the bank's customers and use them to log directly into the customer's banking account.
Quote examples
Marco Arment
American Businessman
Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, brought very, very easy payment to the modern software world. That, more than anything, is why there is a business for paid apps.
Quote examples
Al Franken
American Politician
If someone hacks your password, you can change it - as many times as you want. You can't change your fingerprints. You have only ten of them. And you leave them on everything you touch; they are definitely not a secret.
Quote examples
Yvonne Strahovski
Australian Actress
It's sad that people will invade someone's privacy - and this is not only regarding someone's private photos - but this goes deep into people's financial privacy, their passwords, their emails, their text messages.
Quote examples
Sarah Harrison
British Journalist
If Britain is going to investigate journalists as terrorists - take and destroy our documents, force us to give up passwords and answer questions - how can we be sure we can protect our sources?
Quote examples
Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
Weak passwords are a crook's best friend. Make yours long and complex, and change them often - not just on your bank account but on your email and social media, too.
Quote examples
Aneel Bhusri
American Businessman
If you've got five or six cloud apps, do you want a different user ID and password for each one? No.
Quote examples
Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
Choosing a hard-to-guess, but easy-to-remember password is important!
Quote examples
Naval Ravikant
Businessman
If you use a bad password, your Bitcoin will get stolen.
Quote examples
Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
Love is great, but not as a password.
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