What is a passkey? (informational)

This article explains passkeys better than I've read anywhere else. I'm much more likely to create and use them now.

Passkeys: The Simple and Secure Way to Sign In Without Passwords (Aug 25, 2025)

Having read that, I realize in retrospect that most things on my work laptop / in my corporate environment have already shifted to using passkeys. I hadn't really understood what was going on behind the scenes when I was prompted to sign in with my fingerprint or Windows Hello PIN.

phthisicky; words starting with phth

phthisicky
(Adjective.) Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.

phthisis
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “to waste away”).
(Noun, archaic.) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.

phthor
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”).
(Noun, obsolete, chemistry.) fluorine

phthongal
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound, voice”).
(Adjective, phonetics.) Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized.


Wordmom: Words that start with PHTH

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