/ɔːθ/; /ɔːθɪz/; /ɔːθɒrɪz/ (UK) or /ɔːθ/ (US)

Definitions

1. noun

A person who administers an oath or performs a similar function, or a person authorized to verify or confirm the authenticity of something

“The notary public acted as an auth to witness the signing of the documents.”

2. verb

To authenticate or verify the authenticity of something

“The security team had to auth the suspicious login attempts.”

3. verb

To provide authentication or authorization for access to a system or resource

“The user had to auth with their username and password to access the network.”

4. suffix

Used to form nouns indicating a person or thing that has a particular function or characteristic

“The auth system failed to recognize the user’s credentials.”

5. adjective

Relating to or used for authenticating or verifying something

“The auth token was required to access the secure server.”