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

That means setting a six-digit passcode is enough to make cracking the device a serious challenge, given that both Android and iOS limit the number of times someone can guess a passcode before the device is wiped as a security measure. —Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 16 June 2025

Back then, the telecom giant notified affected customers, reset users' passcodes, and offered damage mitigation services like credit monitoring and identity theft protection. —Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025

Infante said Scott gave investigators a passcode for that cell phone in January. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025

This will set your phone to needing the passcode to unlock. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for passcode

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad