portpass
English
Alternative forms
- port-pass, port pass
Noun
portpass (plural portpasses)
- A document or documentation allowing for legal entry into another land; a passport.
- 2009, Jody Wallace, Survival of the Fairest:
- “Is this enough?” The man frowned as he inspected the coin. “We don't take foreign money. You got traveler's checks?” “I have a portpass.” Tali flashed the small document that claimed Miss Smith was in this country legally.
- Anything allowing for entry into or through a port.
- 2006, Torin Monahan, Surveillance and security:
- The fingerprints are used for a quick background check with the FBI's IAFIS database, and the photograph and hand geometry are stored on a personalized smartcard, the “portpass.”
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