ACCESS CODE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

Synonyms:

access; access code

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("access code" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "access code"):

back door; backdoor (an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains)

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