"password wallet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: password wallets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} password wallet (plural password wallets)
  1. (computing, cryptography) An application or mechanism which stores someone's passwords by encryption. Categories (topical): Computing, Cryptography

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