English Explanatory Dictionary

authenticator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, or something which, authenticates, as
  2. One who, or something which, authenticates, as:
  3. An app that uses applied cryptography to prove someone's identity to a network connection.
  4. A feature that shows something to be authentic.
  5. A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.

Word forms

authenticator authenticators

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *senh₂-der. Ancient Greek *ἕντης (*héntēs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αὐθεντῐκός (authentĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin authenticus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Medieval Latin -ō Medieval Latin authenticōbor. English authenticate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English authenticator From authenticate + -or.

Translations

French: authentifiant German: Beglaubiger German: Beglaubigerin
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