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| account |
an arrangement that allows one to gain access to a computer, a computer application, or website when one enters a username and password that one has established. [1/16 definitions] |
| countersign |
a password or secret signal used to identify an ally. [1/4 definitions] |
| login |
the act of authenticating one's identity in order to start using a computer or network, usually by entering a user name and password recognized by the computer. [2 definitions] |
| log in |
to authenticate one's identity in order to start using a computer or network, usually by entering a user name and password recognized by the computer. |
| log off |
to go through the steps required to exit a computer, database, or system. Logging off ends one's access to the system until one logs in again with user name and password. |
| log on |
to enter a computer system with a password. |
| log out |
to give the command to exit a digital account for which one has a user name and password. |
| sign in |
to sign or write your name, along with the time, to show that you have arrived, or to enter a digital account by typing in a user ID and password. |
| user ID |
in computing, a name, usually an alphanumeric string of characters, that allows a user to gain access to a computer system or network with multiple users. A user ID, also called a "username," is used in conjunction with a password. |
| username |
in computing, a name, usually an alphanumeric string of characters, that allows a user to gain access to a computer system or network with multiple users. A username, also called a "user ID," is used in conjunction with a password. |
| watchword |
a secret word or phrase; password. [1/2 definitions] |
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