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ACCESS CODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)