diceware

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noun

A method for creating passwords and similar cryptographic variables using ordinary dice to generate random numbers which are then mapped to words in a list.

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Meanings

noundiceware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA method for creating passwords and similar cryptographic variables using ordinary dice to generate random numbers which are then mapped to words in a list.

Origin

From dice + -ware.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

diceware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diceware

MLA

“diceware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diceware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diceware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diceware.

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