code grabber

noun

An electronic device used to intercept passcodes illicitly as they are transmitted.

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Meanings

nouncode grabber (plural code grabbers)

plural code grabbers

  1. An electronic device used to intercept passcodes illicitly as they are transmitted.

    New alarm systems foil code grabbers by using sophisticated algorithms to prevent a remote from transmitting the same code twice.

    1995, Consumer Electronics in Review
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APA

code grabber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20grabber

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“code grabber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20grabber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “code grabber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20grabber.

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