Passkey

Quick meaning: Passkey is a noun meaning A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door.

Meaning

A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door.

More Meanings

1. A key for entering a house or other building.
2. (computing, dated) Synonym of password.
3. (computing, especially since the 2020s) A cryptographic key that is tied to specific devices or cloud accounts and is meant to be used instead of a password.

Example Sentences

The router then generates a random numeric passkey and delivers it to the user […]

Jourdain stood by with a quiet sad smile, holding his passkey in his hand, and giving me time to take it all in.

With the universal pass-key of imagination we open the dingy door, pass down a dark passage and up a narrow stair.

Google is starting to nudge users to try out passkeys, a replacement for traditional passwords that can stop phishing attacks and make sign-ins easier.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for passkey

Depending on context, synonyms include passe-partout, password.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include passe-partout, matte, pass, keyway, keyholder, keyplate.

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