Password vs Reset - What's the difference?
password | reset |
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.
To set back to the initial state.
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, title= To set to zero.
To adjust again after an initial failure.
An act of resetting to the initial state
Setting to zero
Something that is reset
A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
(typography) That which is reset; printed matter set up again.
(Scots law) the crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.
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As nouns the difference between password and reset
is that password is a word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword while reset is a button that resets a device, often a computer.As a verb password
is (computing|transitive) to protect with a password.password
English
(wikipedia password)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (word used to gain admittance) watchword * passcode * (abbreviation) pw, pwd, pword, passSee also
* passphraseSee also
* login * passphrase * PIN ----reset
English
Etymology 1
Verb
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