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Definition of "retries" [retries]

  • Third person singular present tense of retry. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "retries" in a sentence
  • "The tips include some fairly standard measures such as enforcing use of pass codes and using complex pass codes, locking the device after a maximum number of password retries, enforcing device timeout to prevent theft of data when a device is unused, select disabling of YouTube, App Store and iTunes, preventing capture of screenshots, and installing certificates for VPN use."
  • "Girard has also had clients who allow more than 10 password retries before deactivating a device."
  • "For example, if someone gets locked out of a server because of too many password retries, maybe they just fat fingered it."
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