A feature that shows something to be authentic.(noun)
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Use "authenticator" in a sentence
"(acting as the "authenticator" in that transaction)."
"Xbox had 3RL, Forums are down, and Wow is having authenticator issues …"
""There have been fakes for hundreds of years, certainly in France," says wine authenticator Maureen Downey, owner of Chai Consulting in San Francisco."