passkey
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈpæski/
- Specialized
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código de acceso
- Securing your home WiFi simply requires using the software that comes with your router to type in the passkey whenever you add a new device to the network for the first time.
Examples
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Some phones require you to enter a passkey (sometimes called pass code, pass key, or password, depending on your phone) when you establish a new Bluetooth device link for pairing.
Blog text (10) -
Gallagher took out his passkey and started to slide it through the electronic lock when he slapped himself on the forehead.
Fiction book (1998) -
If the passkey is here, she can get it for us.
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You actually need a passkey to access digital assets.
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Let's get that passkey and save our friend.
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Have you got your passkey?
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Otherwise, I'm gonna use the passkey.
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For Plantronics, the generic passkey is 0000.
Blog text (10) -
It looks like there's a passkey that could override the kill switch.
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To connect your new tablet to the printer, you will need the correct passkey provided in the user manual.
Synonyms
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1.6
An official ticket that allows entry to a place or event
281
2.5
A secret word or phrase that lets you access an account
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3.1
A set of numbers or letters you enter to open a locked device such as a phone
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3.1
A secret set of numbers or letters used to unlock devices and accounts
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3.5
A plastic card with a magnetic strip that opens locked doors
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5.6
A group of words used like a password to unlock files or accounts
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3.5
A set of numbers or letters used to unlock an account
How Secure
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- Specialized
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5.1
- Specialized
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2.5
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Passkey is also used for a special digital code and follows the same idea: pass ('allow') plus key ('tool to get in'). So a digital passkey works like a 'password' or 'passport' that gives you permission to access a device or account.