personal identification number
Americannoun
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A personal identification number was introduced so people could not just disappear without a trace after they were born.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
The watchdog report cites standard protocol showing that when an officer activates the radio emergency system, the officer's name and personal identification number appear on the dispatch console.
From Fox News ● Aug. 25, 2021
The watchdog report cites standard protocol showing that when an officer activates the radio emergency system, the officer’s name and personal identification number appear on the dispatch console.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
Microsoft is working with Australia’s national bank on cardless ATM machines that would let people withdraw cash using a facial scan and personal identification number.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2018
As the machine sucked in the card, the small screen asked for the personal identification number, the PIN, associated with that particular card.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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