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passkey
passkey
English
Noun
passkey (plural passkeys)
- A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 23:
- Jourdain stood by with a quiet sad smile, holding his passkey in his hand, and giving me time to take it all in.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 23:
- (computing) A password.
- 2007, Harold F Tipton, Micki Krause, Information Security Management Handbook
- The router then generates a random numeric passkey and delivers it to the user...
- 2007, Harold F Tipton, Micki Krause, Information Security Management Handbook
Synonyms
Translations
a key that opens any door
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