passkey

ˈpæski

Definition

Definition of passkey - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

master key

Rare

key that opens all doors in a building

Rare

The janitor used a passkey to access all rooms.

master key

skeleton key

digital security

TECH.

digital key replacing a password

TECH.

He used a passkey for secure login.

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key that opens all doors in a building

Origin of passkey

English, pass (to go by) + key (device for opening)

Examples of passkey in a sentence

Security issued a new passkey after the old one was lost.
The app requires a passkey for access.
She forgot her passkey and couldn't log in.

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French:passe-partout, clé d'accès, ...
German:Hauptschlüssel, Passkey, ...
Italian:chiave passe-partout, chiave d'accesso, ...
Spanish:llave maestra, clave digital, ...
Portuguese:chave mestra, chave de acesso, ...
Chinese:通用钥匙, 通行密钥, ...
Japanese:マスターキー, パスキー, ...
Arabic:مِفْتَاح رَئِيسِي, مِفْتاح مُرور, ...
Hebrew:מַפְתֵּחַ מַאסְטֶר, מַפְתֵּחַ גִּישָׁה, ...
Russian:мастер-ключ, ключ доступа, ...
Ukrainian:майстер-ключ, цифровий ключ, ...
Hindi:पासकी, ...
Bengali:মাস্টার চাবি, ডিজিটাল কী, ...
Catalan:clau mestra, clau d'accés, ...
Czech:generální klíč, přístupový klíč, ...
Danish:hovednøgle, adgangsnøgle, ...
Dutch:loper, toegangssleutel, ...
Greek:γενικό κλειδί, ψηφιακό κλειδί, ...
Hungarian:mesterkulcs, hozzáférési kulcs, ...
Khmer:កូនសោមេ, កូនសោឌីជីថល, ...
Korean:마스터 키, 패스키, ...
Persian:کلید اصلی, کلید عبور, ...
Polish:klucz uniwersalny, klucz dostępu, ...
Portuguese (BR):chave mestra, chave de acesso, ...
Romanian:cheie universală, cheie digitală, ...
Swedish:huvudnyckel, digital nyckel, ...
Thai:กุญแจหลัก, กุญแจดิจิทัล, ...
Turkish:anahtar, geçiş anahtarı, ...
Vietnamese:chìa khóa vạn năng, chìa khóa kỹ thuật số, ...

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