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
Mike Coutee Examples of passcode in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Although there was no passcode to entry, Black Twitter established a universal language of understanding.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
The state can also send consumers a one-time passcode to share with an agent of their choice.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
In addition to all the old stuff – keeping gas in the tank and air in the tires, picking up the kids on time, stressing out over an unreasonable boss – the digital age has piled on more issues: endless passcodes, inconvenient Windows updates, social media trolls and dead phone batteries.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Then, enter your passcode or Apple ID password and wait until all the data from your device is removed.
—Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Journal entries can be kept privately, according to Apple, with the option to further lock the diary behind a user's passcode or Face ID.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Additional information, including signing up for presale passcodes, can be found on the festival’s official website.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Following his death, $300 million is locked up and lost without a passcode.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
On an iPhone with Face ID: Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
The state can also send consumers a one-time passcode to share with an agent of their choice.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
In addition to all the old stuff – keeping gas in the tank and air in the tires, picking up the kids on time, stressing out over an unreasonable boss – the digital age has piled on more issues: endless passcodes, inconvenient Windows updates, social media trolls and dead phone batteries.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Then, enter your passcode or Apple ID password and wait until all the data from your device is removed.
—Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Journal entries can be kept privately, according to Apple, with the option to further lock the diary behind a user's passcode or Face ID.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Additional information, including signing up for presale passcodes, can be found on the festival’s official website.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Following his death, $300 million is locked up and lost without a passcode.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
On an iPhone with Face ID: Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Passcode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passcode. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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