access code

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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Numeric or alphanumeric data which, when entered correctly, authorizes entry into a secure area.

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Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

Wordset Dictionary

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.)

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Credential92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: access
alternatephrasing: Access Code
plural: access codes
possessive: access code's
pluralpossessive: access codes'

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