personal identification number

fərdi identifikasiya nömrəsi (A unique and secret identification code similar to a password that is assigned to an authorized user and used to gain access to personal information or assets via an electronic device)

English thesaurus

Personal Identification Number

PIN (password)

PIN (Banking, ICC)

personal identification number

General control designed to manage and monitor the IS environment and which, therefore, affects all IS-related activities; A type of password i.e., a secret number assigned to an individual that, in conjunction with some means of identifying the individual, serves to verify the authenticity of the individual (PINs have been adopted by financial institutions as the primary means of verifying customers in an electronic funds transfer (EFT) system)