authentication

== English == === Etymology === From authenticate +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ (General American) (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɔˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === authentication (countable and uncountable, plural authentications) Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something; or the process of doing so. (computing) Proof of identity required by a user to log on to some network or access some resource. Coordinate term: identification A hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork. ==== Synonyms ==== authentification ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “authentication”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.