Passkey

Pronunciation

Origin

From pass + key.

Full definition of passkey

Noun

1. A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door
• 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 23:Jourdain stood by with a quiet sad smile, holding his passkey in his hand, and giving me time to take it all in.
2. (computing) A password.
• 2007, Harold F Tipton, Micki Krause, Information Security Management HandbookThe router then generates a random numeric passkey and delivers it to the user...

Synonyms

• master key
• passe-partout