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parool

Pronunciation: /pɑˈroːl/

“parool” is an Estonian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. password (an agreed-upon word)
  2. password (a string of characters that allows secure access to a computer system)

Etymology

From French parole (“speech; word”), via Russian пароль (parolʹ), ultimately from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabool.

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