portpass
nounEtymology From port + pass. Compare passport.
1
A document or documentation allowing for legal entry into another land; a passport.
- “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.2009, Jody Wallace, Survival of the Fairest:
2
Anything allowing for entry into or through a port.
- 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.”2006, Torin Monahan, Surveillance and security: