shibboleth

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Notice that in each case the objection is based on a shibboleth.
值得注意的是每一种这样的反对其根基不过是一个口号。
Shibboleth is an Open Source project that provides federated identity and access control between academic institutions.
Shibboleth是一个开放源代码项目，在学员之间提供联邦制的身份确认和访问控制。
In the first four weeks after its opening, two years ago, 15 people were hurt while viewing Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth, a giant crack cut into the floor of the hall.
两年前，在开幕后的头四个星期内，多丽丝·赛尔萨埵（Doris Salcedo）表演《口令》时厅里的地板上裂了个大口子，造成15个观众受伤。

This was a sign that Umberto Agnelli and his small, well-regarded staff will abandon at least one shibboleth.
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One application, called Shibboleth, is a piece of open source software that enables users to share restricted online resources.
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This idea is a shibboleth of sorts, something insiders know as pedestrian fact, something outsiders have serious trouble grokking.
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a belief or custom that is not now considered as important and correct as it was in the past

If you describe an idea or belief as a shibboleth, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong.