Re: [OT] Is "Authentification" a Real Word?

From: Alun Jones (alun@texis.com)
Date: 04/27/02 

From: alun@texis.com (Alun Jones)
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:12:14 GMT

In article <3CC9CDB0.74A9763D@online.no>, Tore Lund <tl001@online.no> wrote:
>Alun Jones wrote:
>>
>> In article <3CC9BD70.75AF43D3@sgi.com>, Casey Schaufler <casey@sgi.com>
> wrote:
>> >The word authentification is much like I18N, a shortcut.
>
>Since "authentification" is longer than the proper "authentication",
>maybe we should call it a "longcut"?

No, since the stated intent was to have it be a replacement for
"authentication and identification". Instead, it seems to be used as a
replacement for "authentication, but I'm illiterate".

Alun.
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