otp
otp — 縮寫
1. a short security code that a website, bank app, or other online service sends to
一次性密碼
登入驗證時只能用一次的密碼
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.
銀行 App 在匯錢前要求 Quinn 輸入一次性密碼。
pattern: ask for an OTP before confirming a payment
Femi waited for the OTP text before logging in on his new laptop.
Femi 先等收到一次性密碼簡訊，才在新筆電上登入。
collocation: OTP text — a code sent by message
At the airport kiosk, Luca typed the OTP from his email.
在機場自助機台前，Luca 輸入電子郵件裡的一次性密碼。
Anjali's old OTP failed after she refreshed the payment page.
Anjali 重新整理付款頁面後，舊的一次性密碼就失效了。
Customer support sent Eli a fresh OTP when he changed phones.
Eli 換手機後，客服又寄了一組新的一次性密碼給他。
- 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.