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antipassback

antipassback noun: a security mechanism preventing an access card or similar device from being used to enter an area a second time without first leaving it (so that the card cannot be passed back to a second person who wants to enter).

Noun

antipassback (uncountable)

  1. A security mechanism preventing an access card or similar device from being used to enter an area a second time without first leaving it (so that the card cannot be passed back to a second person who wants to enter).

Origin of antipassback

From anti- + passback.

Questions about antipassback

What does antipassback mean?
Antipassback means a security mechanism preventing an access card or similar device from being used to enter an area a second time without first leaving it (so that the card cannot be passed back to a second person who wants to enter).
What part of speech is antipassback?
Antipassback is a noun.

Words near antipassback in the dictionary

  1. antipartons
  2. antiparty
  3. antipartyism
  4. Antipas
  5. Antipascha
  6. antipassback
  7. antipassive
  8. antipassive voice
  9. antipassives
  10. antipassivisation
  11. antipassivisations

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