CAPTCHA, jiska full form hai "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart," ek security mechanism hai jo website forms aur online services mein use hota hai. Iska main goal hai differentiate karna between genuine users (humans) aur automated programs ya bots ke beech.
Jab aap kisi online form mein information submit karte hain, aapko kuch characters ya images dikhaye jaate hain jo aksar distorted hote hain. Aapko ye characters correct taur par enter karna hota hai takay system verify kar sake ki aap ek real human user hain, na ki koi automated bot.
CAPTCHA ke kuch common types hain:CAPTCHA ke istemal se spam, unauthorized access, aur automated attacks se bachaya ja sakta hai, lekin kuch cases mein users ko bhi additional steps complete karne padte hain, jisse user experience thoda complex ho sakta hai.