"password salting" meaning in All languages combined

See password salting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: password saltings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} password salting (countable and uncountable, plural password saltings)
  1. (computing) A technique employed to protect passwords stored in a database by attaching a string of 32 or more characters and then hashing them. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-password_salting-en-noun-2Jt0A6f0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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