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personal identification number [2 records]

Record 1 2023-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

An authenticator in the form of a numeric code.

CONT

Personal identification numbers (PINs) ... are often used to access voicemail accounts, teller machines, and other devices optimized for numeric information output.

OBS

The PIN is different from the PIC (personal identification code) in that no letters are used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

À distinguer du [code d'identification personnel] qui se compose de lettres et de chiffres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Código numérico que permite al usuario de un sistema acceder al mismo.

OBS

número de identificación personal, NIP; término, abreviatura y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2007-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Exchanges
DEF

[A] number used by long distance competitors to identify the call originator for billing purposes ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centraux téléphoniques
DEF

Numéro dont se servent les concurrents de l'interurbain pour identifier l'appelant, à des fins de facturation [...].

Spanish

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