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

In April, a Michigan immigration attorney was held at Detroit’s airport by federal agents who requested his phone’s passcode. —Micah Danney, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025

ASPs are randomly generated 16-character passcodes that allow third-party applications to access your Google Account, intended for applications and devices that do not support features like 2-step verification (2SV). —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Regardless of your operating system, always protect devices with a long, strong passcode rather than a fingerprint or face unlock. —Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 12 June 2025

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

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