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Noun: authentication  o`then-tu'key-shun
  1. A mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
    - hallmark, assay-mark
     
  2. Validating the authenticity of something or someone
    - certification

Derived forms: authentications

See also: authenticate

Type of: mark, marker, marking, proof, substantiation, validation

Encyclopedia: Authentication

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