AUTHENTICATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • validating the authenticity of something or someone
   
   Synonym(s)
   • certification (what does certification mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) authentication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • validation (what does validation mean?)
   • proof (what does proof mean?)
   • substantiation (what does substantiation mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • license (what does license mean?)
   • licence (what does licence mean?)
   • certify (what does certify mean?)
   • certify (what does certify mean?)
   • endorse (what does endorse mean?)
   • indorse (what does indorse mean?)
   • certify (what does certify mean?)
   • authenticate (what does authenticate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
   
   Synonym(s)
   • assay-mark (what does assay-mark mean?)
   • hallmark (what does hallmark mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) authentication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • marker (what does marker mean?)
   • marking (what does marking mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • authenticate (what does authenticate mean?)