otp
otp — abbreviation
1. a short security code that a website, bank app, or other online service sends to
a short security code that a website, bank app, or other online service sends to check that you are really the person trying to sign in, confirm a payment, or open an account, and the code works for one use only.
The bank app asked Quinn for the OTP before sending the money.
pattern: ask for an OTP before confirming a payment
Femi waited for the OTP text before logging in on his new laptop.
collocation: OTP text — a code sent by message
At the airport kiosk, Luca typed the OTP from his email.
Anjali's old OTP failed after she refreshed the payment page.
Customer support sent Eli a fresh OTP when he changed phones.
- one-time password
the full form, common in banking and account security
- one-time passcode
another full form, often used when the code is made of digits
- verification code
a broader term for any code used to confirm identity or an action, not always limited to one use
文法句型
enter an OTP
receive an OTP by text or email
send an OTP to + person
用法筆記
Most often appears with enter, receive, send, or verify, especially in banking, shopping, and sign-in messages. People usually say the letters separately as O-T-P rather than as a word.