nonauthentication

noun

Absence of authentication.

OriginEnglish authentication ← Medieval Latin authenticō ← Middle English non- →
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Meanings

nounnonauthentication (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of authentication.

    In the case of eavesdropping or nonauthentication of the public discussion the alarm will be started.

    1998, Information Security and Privacy: Third Australasian Conference, ACISP'98, Brisbane, Australia July 13-15, 1998, Proceedings, page 270

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  15. Englishauthenticate
  16. Englishauthentication
  17. Englishnonauthentication

From non- + authentication.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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