Card Verification Code (CVC2)
nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026
Numeric security code printed on the back of MasterCard credit cards. CVC2 reduces credit card fraud and chargeback instances significantly when used in conjunction with AVS. (See Address verification service).
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Entity Type
Credential95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Regulated95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
Pci95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- Card Verification Code (CVC2)S
- possessive
- Card Verification Code (CVC2)'s
- pluralpossessive
- Card Verification Code (CVC2)S'