passcode

noun

pass·code ˈpas-ˌkōd

plural passcodes

: a sequence of numbers and/or letters that is required for access to something (such as a system, device, or building)

forgot his phone's passcode

… two men used a passcode to enter an apartment building … and then began stealing packages …—

News-Star (Chicago, Illinois)

broadly : password sense 1b

If you want to make your passcode even more secure, try using our recipe for a code with special characters instead of a simple number-based solution. —

Rob Lefebvre

Season ticket members will be provided unique passcodes to their season ticket accounts. —

Mike Coutee

Examples of passcode in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Recipients who don't use Gmail will get emailed a passcode. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Your journal entries are end-to-end encrypted, automatically backed up, and secured with a passcode or biometrics too. —

Brenda Stolyar Matt Jancer, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024 The primary method is by recording the screen while a victim is entering a passcode. —

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024 News of the most recent hack follows a separate data breach in March, which saw the passcodes of 7.6 million customers compromised. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for passcode

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