deauthentication

deauthentication

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English authenticate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English authentication
English deauthentication

    From de- + authentication.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    deauthentication (uncountable)

    1. (computing) The invalidation of an existing authentication.
      Synonyms: devalidation, nullification, revocation; see also Thesaurus:invalidation
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