Definify.com

Definition 2024


passkey

passkey

English

Noun

passkey (plural passkeys)

  1. 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.
  2. (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...

Synonyms

Translations

See also