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authentication vs proof

proof vs authentication

authentication and proof both are nouns.

authentication is not an adjective while proof is an adjective.

authentication is not a verb while proof is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
authentication Yes No No No
proof Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, proof is a hypernym of authentication; that is, proof is a word with a broader meaning than authentication:
  • authentication: validating the authenticity of something or someone
  • proof: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Other hypernyms of authentication include substantiation, validation.
authentication (noun) proof (noun)
validating the authenticity of something or someone the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity a trial photographic print from a negative
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
authentication (adjective) proof (adjective)
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
authentication (verb) proof (verb)
make resistant (to harm)
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
read for errors
knead to reach proper lightness
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Difference between authentication and proof

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