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
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The Haymarket riot, in which dynamite was thrown into a rally supporting a Chicago labor strike, led to allegations of a passcode embedded in a local German-language newspaper and seven people being sentenced to death.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The current screen time tool gives users the option to enter a passcode to remain on the platform.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Parents can configure limits for children using the Family Sharing feature, and lock them down with a passcode that only the parent knows.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
In the first incident, which occurred on March 30, 2024, AT&T announced that customer information, including addresses, Social Security numbers and passcodes, was released on the dark web, according to the settlement website.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The current screen time tool gives users the option to enter a passcode to remain on the platform.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Parents can configure limits for children using the Family Sharing feature, and lock them down with a passcode that only the parent knows.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
In the first incident, which occurred on March 30, 2024, AT&T announced that customer information, including addresses, Social Security numbers and passcodes, was released on the dark web, according to the settlement website.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Passcode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passcode. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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