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nonauthentication

nonauthentication noun: absence of authentication.

Noun

nonauthentication (uncountable)

  1. Absence of authentication.
    • In the case of eavesdropping or nonauthentication of the public discussion the alarm will be started.1998, Information Security and Privacy: Third Australasian Conference, ACISP'98, Brisbane, Australia July 13-15, 1998, Proceedings, page 270

Origin of nonauthentication

From non- + authentication.

Questions about nonauthentication

What does nonauthentication mean?
Nonauthentication means absence of authentication.
What part of speech is nonauthentication?
Nonauthentication is a noun.

Words near nonauthentication in the dictionary

  1. nonauriferous
  2. nonauroral
  3. nonaustenitic
  4. nonauthentic
  5. nonauthenticated
  6. nonauthentication
  7. nonauthenticity
  8. nonauthigenic
  9. nonauthor
  10. nonauthorial
  11. nonauthoritarian

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