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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1799 1. something that enables one to pass or gain admission: as a. a spoken word or phrase required to pass by a guard b. a sequence of characters required for access to a computer system 2. watchword

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) A secret word or distinctive sound used to reply to a challenge. See also challenge; countersign.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a selected word or phrase securing recognition, admission, etc., when used by those to whom it is disclosed.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Password Pass"word`, n. A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(passwords) A password is a secret word or phrase that you must know in order to be allowed to enter a place such as a military base, or to be allowed to use a computer system. No-one could use the computer unless they had a password. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Watchword, countersign, secret parole.