deauthentication

noun

The invalidation of an existing authentication.

Similar
devalidationnullificationrevocationabolitionabrogationannulmentcancellationinvalidation
OriginEnglish authentication ← Medieval Latin authenticō ← Latin dē- →
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Meanings

noundeauthentication (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe invalidation of an existing authentication.

    Synonyms: devalidation, nullification, revocation, abolition, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, devalidation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe invalidation of an existing authentication.

Similar
devalidationnullificationrevocationabolitionabrogationannulmentcancellationdevalidationinvalidationnullificationrenunciationrevocationterminationvitiation
Also see
abolitionabrogationannulmentcancellationdevalidationinvalidationnullificationrevocationvitiation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  8. Englishauthenticate
  9. Englishauthentication
  10. Englishdeauthentication

From de- + authentication.

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APA

deauthentication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deauthentication

MLA

“deauthentication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deauthentication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deauthentication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deauthentication.

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