An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

On a multiuser → computer system or → network, a method of identifying a particular → user, usually requiring a → password to enter.

Etymology (EN): M.E. a(c)ount(e), ac(c)ompte, from O.Fr. aco(u)nte, acont, “account, reckoning, terminal payment,” from a “to,” → ad- + cont “counting, reckoning of money to be paid,” from L.L. computus “a calculation,” from L. computare “calculate, → compute.”

Etymology (PE): Ažmar, from Kurd. žmârtin, žmêr-, variant of šomâr, šomârdan “to → count.”