passcode

[ pas-kohd ]

noun

1. password ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of passcode¹

First recorded in 1980–85; pass ( def ) + code ( def )

Example Sentences

Yet other customers who wanted to keep using their treadmills could do so with a planned software change that would lock the machines with a passcode.

From Washington Post

First, modern iPhones and Android phones offer encryption, but the locks only work if you’ve got a passcode set up.

From Washington Post

These changes included the addition of end-to-end encryption for all users and meeting passcodes.

From Science News

Those credit card systems require you to unlock with your face, fingerprint or passcode right before you make a payment.

From Washington Post

PG&E asked Kooistra to turn over his company-issued phone, which he did, but he refused to provide his passcode so investigators could access text messages and other data.

From ProPublica

Some are for members only, while others require a secret passcode.

From The Daily Beast