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Passworte / Passworter / Passwörte

German translation: Passwörter

09:32 Apr 29, 2005
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
German term or phrase: Passworte / Passworter / Passwörte
Was ist richtig? Plural form
_TILLI
Local time: 06:03
Selected answer:Passwörter
Explanation:
IMO und auch nach Duden:

Pass|wort, das <Pl. ...wörter> [engl. password, aus: pass= Ausweis; Passierschein; Zugang (< frz. passe, zu: passer, passieren) u. word= Wort]: 1. Losung (2), Kennwort (2 a). 2. (EDV) Kennwort (2 b).

© Duden - Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 4. Aufl. Mannheim 2001. [CD-ROM].
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Anna Bittner
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4 +8Passwörter
Anna Bittner
4 +3Kennwörter
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
passworte / passworter / passwörte
Passwörter


Explanation:
IMO und auch nach Duden:

Pass|wort, das <Pl. ...wörter> [engl. password, aus: pass= Ausweis; Passierschein; Zugang (< frz. passe, zu: passer, passieren) u. word= Wort]: 1. Losung (2), Kennwort (2 a). 2. (EDV) Kennwort (2 b).

© Duden - Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 4. Aufl. Mannheim 2001. [CD-ROM].

Anna Bittner
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ------ (X)
6 mins
agree  RWSTranslation
9 mins
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
10 mins
agree  Derek Gill Franßen
10 mins
agree  vhz
11 mins
agree  Katrin Lueke: ein Passwort - zwei Passwörter
14 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
2 hrs
agree  Maria Ferstl
12 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
passworte / passworter / passwörte
Kennwörter


Explanation:
nicht syntaktisch gebunden ... ("Kennwort" statt "Passwort" z.B. bei Microsoft)

Angelo Bozzo
Local time: 06:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Walter Blaser: ist auch richtig, aber weniger verbreitet als Passwörter
4 mins
agree  vhz
5 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
1 hr
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