ACCESS CODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does access code mean? 

• ACCESS CODE (noun)
  The noun ACCESS CODE has 1 sense:

1. 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.)

  Familiarity information: ACCESS CODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCESS CODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

access; access code

Hypernyms ("access code" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "access code"):

back door; backdoor (an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains)