noun
1A key to the door of a restricted area, given only to those who are officially allowed access.
‘I was able to use my pass key to get into the storage room’- ‘Earp was employed by Johnson Security Services and was entrusted with a pass key which allowed him access to all parts of the school.’
- ‘Two of these she recognised as the type of key used by patients on their lockers and a large key was similar to the pass key that Michael had.’
- ‘And, if we don't get the pass key to the Treasury, we're outa’ here and all of America will suffer.’’
- ‘Out in the corridor, a pass key fidgets at the lock.’
- ‘Once inside the building, the assault force can control access to important areas by limiting access routes, pass keys, surveillance cameras, and guards.’
- ‘Well, who is - who is the leader of this social fundamentalist movement, who is the one maintaining the protocols and, if you will, holding the pass keys to the entrance to the party?’
2A master key.
‘the night porter used a pass key for those rooms that were empty’- ‘January roared at them now, pretending - they assumed - to berate them while she created a pass key to open the door.’
- ‘I am quite certain that there will be more issues with the security of these systems due to the use of standard pass keys,’ Trifinite notes.’
- ‘Armed with the pass keys January had created for them, they split up, each unlocking and reprogramming three fighters.’
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