Passphrase
An additional secret that some wallet recovery schemes combine with recovery words to derive a wallet.
In more detail
In BIP-39, the passphrase changes the seed derived from the words. Different passphrases therefore lead to different wallets, even when the words match. This is separate from an app's unlock password. Recovery needs the correct combination, so preserving only the words can leave access incomplete.
How you might use it
"Same recovery words, different BIP-39 passphrase, different wallet. This is not just changing the app's unlock password."
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