password
password — noun
1. a private word, phrase, or code that confirms who you are before you can enter a
a private word, phrase, or code that confirms who you are before you can enter a building, account, device, or system
Lina changed her email password after a stranger entered her account.
collocation: change your password
The guard asked for the password before opening the back gate.
spoken password at a guarded entrance
Dad wrote the Wi-Fi password on the fridge with a blue pen.
Without the password, Maya could not unlock the family tablet.
A new password was sent to each student on Monday morning.
- passcode
often suggests a number-based code for a phone, door, or similar device
- PIN
a much narrower term for a short identification number
- passphrase
usually a longer string made from several words
- code
a broad informal word that can refer to many kinds of secret signals
文法句型
enter your password
change your password
password for [account]
用法筆記
Usually countable and most often used after verbs like enter, type, change, forget, and reset. In older security contexts, it can also be a spoken word that lets someone pass a guard or gate.