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)
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
Rob Lefebvre Season ticket members will be provided unique passcodes to their season ticket accounts. —Mike Coutee
Mike Coutee Examples of passcode in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Then, enter your passcode or Apple ID password and wait until all the data from your device is removed.
—Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Journal entries can be kept privately, according to Apple, with the option to further lock the diary behind a user's passcode or Face ID.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Additional information, including signing up for presale passcodes, can be found on the festival’s official website.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Following his death, $300 million is locked up and lost without a passcode.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
On an iPhone with Face ID: Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Users who don’t have a passcode set up must make one before the April 8th deadline.
—Joanna Nelius, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
The passcode reboot over the weekend was first reported by TechCrunch, which delayed publication while AT&T reset its customer accounts.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Unlike passwords, passcodes are numerical PINS that are typically four-digits long.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Journal entries can be kept privately, according to Apple, with the option to further lock the diary behind a user's passcode or Face ID.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Additional information, including signing up for presale passcodes, can be found on the festival’s official website.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Following his death, $300 million is locked up and lost without a passcode.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
On an iPhone with Face ID: Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Users who don’t have a passcode set up must make one before the April 8th deadline.
—Joanna Nelius, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
The passcode reboot over the weekend was first reported by TechCrunch, which delayed publication while AT&T reset its customer accounts.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Unlike passwords, passcodes are numerical PINS that are typically four-digits long.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Passcode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passcode. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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