{
  "id": "password.security",
  "term": "password",
  "sense": "security",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 11,
  "arena": "EmergenceLexicon",
  "domain": "technology",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a code that let access",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "code.information",
      "key.tool",
      "security.safety",
      "access.entry"
    ],
    "interaction": "the code and tool let user access",
    "novel_properties": [
      "secret verification",
      "access control"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "In 2013, Adobe stored 153 million user passwords encrypted with a weak cipher, leading to mass exposure after breach.",
      "domain": "computing"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Vatican's Secret Archives require a physical key and a memorized passphrase for entry, both held by separate custodians.",
      "domain": "institutions"
    },
    {
      "text": "ATM PINs in Japan are typically four digits, limiting combinations to 10,000 possible codes per card.",
      "domain": "everyday life"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "password",
    "passwords"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-password.security"
}