pinentry
nounUK /ˈpɪnˌɛntri/
US /ˈpɪnˌɛntri/
A small program that asks you to type a secret number or password.
The pinentry window popped up and asked her to enter her PIN.
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2. A dialog box in a security program where a user types a secret code.
The pinentry dialog appeared before the email could be decrypted.
3. The act of entering a personal identification number at a terminal.
Pinentry at the ATM took only a few seconds.
4. A component of the GnuPG system that handles secure passphrase input.
GnuPG uses pinentry to collect the passphrase safely.