Password and Root

Password

Password noun - A word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard.

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Root and password are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root" instead a noun "Password".

Root noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Password and root are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Password" instead a noun "Root".

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

special	special password	special root
certain	certain password	certain root
many	many password	many root
true	true password	true root
Other adjectives: single, obvious, effective, actual, real, random, last.

Chekhov's Gun: The root password to the ship's mainframe was changed to "Hyun-ae" upon her marriage to the Emperor.

Source: Visual Novel / Analogue: A Hate Story
If you forget the root password on a Linux system, you can boot into single-user mode and reset it without being prompted for a password, if the BIOS password hasn't been set at least.

Source: Override Command
To prevent The Cracker from having an easy time of it, you must be in the sudoers file and re-enter your password (for "sudo"), or enter the root password (for "su").

Source: Override Command

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