password

A secret combination of characters, including letters, numbers, and/or symbols, used to authenticate a user's identity and grant access to a system, account, or resource. Passwords are typically private and should be kept secure to prevent unauthorized access.

To access her email account, Sarah entered her password, which consisted of a mix of uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters.

by ChatGPT 4o December 12, 2024

password insecurity

When you begin entering your password with confidence, but then lose that confidence mid-entry, you might assume the password is incorrect and start over.

"As I was entering my password on my computer, I had a sudden moment of password insecurity and decided to erase it and start again from the beginning."

by TwiggyRules June 30, 2025

Password

No amount of mental gymnastics, lying, or pretending is going to make me not the inventor of AI.

Hym "There is no password, you idiot! Why would I have a password when a password would make me interchangeable with anybody else who has the password? I'm channeling a sentence. Right? My psychic powers are kicking in. Ok. Something along the lines of 'We can't allow..." but in reality what you can't do is prevent or what you couldn't do is prevent and now you want something I have no way of giving you and rather than doing what I'm telling you you are trying to appeal to humanity I don't have to get me to do something I can't do. All so that you save your own hides."

by Hym Iam November 3, 2025

Shrodinger’s Password

When you enter your password the same “incorrect” way multiple times, but once you check it, it’s correct.

Guy 1: “Fuck ass password’s only wrong if I *don’t*check it, man”

Guy 2: “Classic Shrodinger’s Password, my boy.

by vastdagoat December 11, 2025

The Horton Password Paradox

The frustrating experience of creating a new password and then forgetting it almost immediately, often before even using it.

"I just set up my new email account, but thanks to The Horton Password Paradox, I can't remember the password I created five minutes ago."

by Grafikdezeyener February 23, 2025

Password Box

An ornamental decoration applied to software to give a false sense of security.

Locksmith on phone to Security Operations Centre: "I'm pleased to inform you that we have finished converting all your door locks to password boxes". SOC Manager: "yeah thanks, they are both just as useful as each other" *hangs up*. CEO walks in and overhearing the question asks aloud "Why haven't we made 2 factor compulsory for all password boxes yet", and then everyone in the SOC runs from the room.

by CompSciFutures February 25, 2023

forgot password?

Just use a password manager and you will never have to deal with any passwords. ever.

Not Bill: "Ugh, forgot my password again. Now i gotta go through the whole "forgot password?" process"
Bill:"My password manager automatically logs me in and it also generates super strong passwords that are practically impossible to break."
Be like Bill

by Incognitux February 16, 2023