Authentication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

validating the authenticity of something or someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsbɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːθˌɛntɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːθˌɛntɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsbɑːks/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assay-mark hallmark certification

Word Forms

authenticate	verb	establish the authenticity of something
certify	verb	authorize officially

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Authentifizierung

eine Markierung auf einem Handelsartikel, um dessen Herkunft und Echtheit anzuzeigen

🇫🇷French

authentification

une marque sur un article de commerce pour indiquer son origine et son authenticité

🇪🇸Spanish

autenticación

una marca en un artículo comercial para indicar su origen y autenticidad

🇮🇹Italian

autenticazione

un marchio su un articolo commerciale per indicarne l'origine e l'autenticità

🇳🇱Dutch

authenticatie

een merkteken op een handelsartikel dat de herkomst en authenticiteit ervan aangeeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

autenticação

uma marca em um artigo comercial para indicar sua origem e autenticidade

🇷🇺Russian

аутентификация

отметка на предмете торговли, указывающая на его происхождение и подлинность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रमाणीकरण

व्यापार की किसी वस्तु पर उसकी उत्पत्ति और प्रामाणिकता को इंगित करने वाला चिह्न

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রমাণীকরণ

বাণিজ্যের একটি নিবন্ধে একটি চিহ্ন যা এর উত্স এবং সত্যতা নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகாரம்

வர்த்தகத்தின் ஒரு கட்டுரையில் அதன் தோற்றம் மற்றும் நம்பகத்தன்மையைக் குறிக்க ஒரு குறி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రమాణీకరణ

దాని మూలం మరియు ప్రామాణికతను సూచించడానికి వాణిజ్య కథనంపై ఒక గుర్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रमाणीकरण

व्यापाराच्या लेखावर त्याचे मूळ आणि सत्यता दर्शविण्यासाठी चिन्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રમાણીકરણ

વેપારના લેખ પર તેની ઉત્પત્તિ અને અધિકૃતતા દર્શાવવા માટેનું ચિહ્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಣ

ಅದರ ಮೂಲ ಮತ್ತು ದೃಢೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ವ್ಯಾಪಾರದ ಲೇಖನದ ಮೇಲೆ ಗುರುತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാമാണീകരണം

വ്യാപാരത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ലേഖനത്തിൽ അതിൻ്റെ ഉത്ഭവവും ആധികാരികതയും സൂചിപ്പിക്കാൻ അടയാളം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਕਤਾ

ਵਪਾਰ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਲੇਖ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਇਸਦੀ ਮੂਲ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਕਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصدیق

تجارت کے کسی مضمون پر نشان جو اس کی اصلیت اور صداقت کی نشاندہی کرے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

验证

贸易物品上表明其来源和真实性的标记

🇯🇵Japanese

認証

商品の起源と信頼性を示すための商品上のマーク

🇰🇷Korean

입증

원산지와 진위 여부를 표시하기 위해 상품에 표시하는 표시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xác thực

một dấu hiệu trên một mặt hàng thương mại để chỉ ra nguồn gốc và tính xác thực của nó

🇹🇭Thai

การรับรองความถูกต้อง

เครื่องหมายบนสินค้าเพื่อระบุแหล่งที่มาและความถูกต้องของสินค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

otentikasi

tanda pada suatu barang perdagangan untuk menunjukkan asal usul dan keasliannya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatunay

isang marka sa isang artikulo ng kalakalan upang ipahiwatig ang pinagmulan at pagiging tunay nito

🇲🇾Malay

pengesahan

tanda pada barang dagangan untuk menunjukkan asal usul dan keasliannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المصادقة

وضع علامة على السلعة التجارية للدلالة على مصدرها وصحتها

🇮🇷Persian

احراز هویت

علامتی روی یک کالای تجاری برای نشان دادن منشأ و اصالت آن

🇹🇷Turkish

kimlik doğrulama

bir ticari eşyanın üzerinde menşeini ve gerçekliğini belirten işaret

🇮🇱Hebrew

אימות

סימן על פריט מסחר לציון מקורו ואמיתותו

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The primary meaning of 'authentication' is 'a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity'.

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