Etymology

Kerberos

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Today it means: An authentication protocol using a central ticket server. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Κέρβερος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚέρβερος
  2. English todayKerberos

Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΚέρβερος all →

Cerberus

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