CAPTCHA
or cap·tcha
[ kap-chuh ]
/ ˈkæp tʃə /
noun Digital Technology.
an online test designed so that humans but not computers are able to pass it, used as a security measure and usually involving a visual-perception task: Site visitors must solve the “distorted text” CAPTCHA before posting comments.
a computer program that generates such tests.
Origin of CAPTCHA
2000–05;
C(ompletely) A(utomated) P(ublic) T(uring) (Test to Tell) C(omputers and) H(umans) A(part)
Example sentences from the Web for captcha
Called "captcha," it's essentially a test that's easy for a human to complete, but difficult or impossible for a computer to do.