authenticator
[ aw-then-ti-key-ter ]
/ ɔˈθɛn tɪˌkeɪ tər /
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noun
a person or thing that authenticates.
Cryptography. a code used to authenticate a previously transmitted code.
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Nearby words
- authentic,
- authentical,
- authentically,
- authenticate,
- authentication,
- authenticity,
- authigenic,
- author,
- author catalog,
- author's alteration
Origin of authenticator
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for authenticator
According to one authenticator of sports memorabilia, his clients are not optimistic.