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password vs positive identification

positive identification vs password

password and positive identification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
password Yes No No No
positive identification Yes No No No
As nouns, positive identification is a hypernym of password; that is, positive identification is a word with a broader meaning than password:
  • password: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
  • positive identification: evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
Other hypernyms of password include arcanum, secret.
password (noun) positive identification (noun)
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
Difference between password and positive identification

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