passback

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noun

The circumvention of an access restriction to a physical site by passing one's access card to another person after having entered.

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Meanings

nounpassback (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe circumvention of an access restriction to a physical site by passing one's access card to another person after having entered.

    Because each card reader is programmed for either entrance or exit, users must pass in and out before being allowed to reenter, thus eliminating passback.

    1988, Security Management, volume 32, numbers 1-6, page 107
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    Modern electronic access systems have many features to enhance the level of access control to a facility, area, or room. Turnstiles, interlocking mantraps, and parkade gates are combined with access readers to prevent passback […]

    2003, IFPO, The Protection Officer Training Manual, page 99

Origin

Deverbal from pass back.

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APA

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MLA

“passback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passback.

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