| A super secret
word or phrase that you use to check your email, log into clubs, or
check out sites for members only. You shouldn't share your password
with anyone. A password
is an unspaced sequence of characters used to determine that a
computer user requesting access to a computer system is really that
particular user. Typically, users of a multiuser or securely
protected single-user system claim a unique name (often called a
user ID) that can be generally known. In order to verify that
someone entering that user ID really is that person, a second
identification, the password, known only to that person and to the
system itself, is entered by the user. A password is typically
somewhere between four and 16 characters, depending on how the
computer system is set up. When a password is entered, the computer
system is careful not to display the characters on the display
screen, in case others might see it. |
