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diceware

diceware noun: a method for creating passwords and similar cryptographic variables using ordinary dice to generate random numbers which are then mapped to words in a list.

Noun

diceware (uncountable)

  1. A method for creating passwords and similar cryptographic variables using ordinary dice to generate random numbers which are then mapped to words in a list.

Origin of diceware

From dice + -ware.

Questions about diceware

What does diceware mean?
Diceware means a method for creating passwords and similar cryptographic variables using ordinary dice to generate random numbers which are then mapped to words in a list.
What part of speech is diceware?
Diceware is a noun.

Words near diceware in the dictionary

  1. dicerium
  2. dicers
  3. dices
  4. dices up
  5. dicesium
  6. diceware
  7. dicey
  8. diceyness
  9. dich
  10. dichacolgenide
  11. dichain

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