0 a secret word or combination of letters or numbers, used for communicating with another person or with a computer to prove who you are -- 口令;密码
You are asked for your email address and a password of your choice.
As materials are digitized, they are usually put into controlled formats - compact discs, for example, or password-protected electronic archives.
Access to the system is controlled by password levels.
In some ways it is like a secret professional password.
Purchasers of the book are provided with access to the corresponding website via their own password.
In the school system, it will continue to be the password for academic/scientific and technological advancement.
System administrators trust users to keep system passwords secret, and, as well, trust that their users will not collude.
Electronic dictionaries abound, so a would-be intruder can easily respond to the password prompt with the whole lexicon.