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deauthentication

deauthentication noun: the invalidation of an existing authentication.

Noun

deauthentication (uncountable)

  1. The invalidation of an existing authentication.

Synonyms of deauthentication

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Origin of deauthentication

From de- + authentication.

Questions about deauthentication

What does deauthentication mean?
Deauthentication means the invalidation of an existing authentication.
What part of speech is deauthentication?
Deauthentication is a noun.

Words near deauthentication in the dictionary

  1. deauth
  2. deauthenticate
  3. deauthenticated
  4. deauthenticates
  5. deauthenticating
  6. deauthentication
  7. deauthorise
  8. deauthorised
  9. deauthorises
  10. deauthorising
  11. deauthorization

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