As nouns the difference between cypher and password
is that cypher is while password is a word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword.
As verbs the difference between cypher and password
is that cypher is while password is (computing|transitive) to protect with a password.
cypher
English
Noun
(head)
Anagrams
*
password
Noun
(
en noun)
A word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword.
(computing) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, etc.
Synonyms
* (word used to gain admittance) watchword
* passcode
* (abbreviation) pw, pwd, pword, pass
See also
* passphrase
Verb
(
en verb)
(computing) To protect with a password.
See also
* login
* passphrase
* PIN
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