"auth" meaning in All languages combined

See auth on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: auths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} auth (countable and uncountable, plural auths)
  1. Abbreviation of authentication. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: authentication
    Sense id: en-auth-en-noun-oEMV3plP
  2. Abbreviation of authorization. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: authorization
    Sense id: en-auth-en-noun-Ky42Rgaa
  3. Abbreviation of authoritarian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: authoritarian
    Sense id: en-auth-en-noun-046OInJ7

Verb [English]

Forms: auths [present, singular, third-person], authing [participle, present], authed [participle, past], authed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} auth (third-person singular simple present auths, present participle authing, simple past and past participle authed)
  1. (informal, computing) To authenticate. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: unauthed
    Sense id: en-auth-en-verb-dHS2v-CR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 25 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 12 15 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 10 81 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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