passcode
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of passcode
First recorded in 1980–85; pass ( def. ) + code ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Then, without warning, he says his phone passcode stopped working and he got locked out of his device.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
You can set Privacy Display to turn on only when you’re typing your device’s passcode, or using certain apps, such as your password manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
If you have a phone, and it has a passcode, and something happens to you, your caregiver simply can’t get into your phone.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
When Adams finally produced his personal phone the next day, it was locked with a new six-digit passcode that the mayor refused to give over to the feds, claiming that he could not remember it.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2024
SABIO, MARIA: Ved, protect this session under secure passcode and voice identification.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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