authenticator

One who, or something which, authenticates, as:

Noun

  1. One who, or something which, authenticates, as:
    • I did secure a position as a technical advisor and script authenticator on my HBO series, despite the fact that producers didn't think I was qualified for any position. - 2004, N. Kathryn Howard, The Stripper Diaries: A...

    1. An app that uses applied cryptography to prove someone's identity to a network connection.

    2. A feature that shows something to be authentic.

    3. (film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.

Origin

Etymology tree Medieval Latin authenticōbor. English authenticate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English authenticator From authenticate + -or.

Forms

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