# passwording

Pronunciation: US say "PAS-wurd-ing" /ˈpæswɝdɪŋ/; UK say "PAHS-wur-ding" /ˈpɑːswɜːdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of password. — present participle and gerund of password
   - Simple: Present participle of password. Use this form when talking about protecting something with a password right now.
   - _The IT team spent the afternoon passwording the new servers._
   - _Passwording sensitive folders has become standard practice in the office._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/passwording (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).