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PIN

What crypto means by it

The number that proves it is you at a terminal or a cash machine. It is checked against the card itself, not looked up by the shop, which is why nobody behind the counter can tell you what it is.

What you already know this as

The same four digits doing the same job since the 1960s.

Related terms

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