migrationcode
nounUK /maɪˈɡreɪʃən kəʊd/
US /maɪˈɡreɪʃən koʊd/
A special set of secret letters and numbers that help a computer move its information from one place to another.
The app used a migrationcode to move all the photos to the new phone.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A label that tells scientists which animals travel from one region to another.
Each tagged bird carried a migrationcode so researchers could track its journey.
3. A short password-like string used to move an account to a new system.
Enter the migrationcode to bring your old game saves to the new console.
4. A set of rules for how people or things move between places.
The city's migrationcode explains how buses change routes in winter.