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pass, opening or way by which a natural or artificial barrier can be crossed. The term pass is usually applied to a relatively narrow passage through a mountainous region. A pass, like an isthmus, may have great strategic and economic importance; the history of a nation has often been determined by its success or failure in defending a pass, and land trade routes must necessarily cross passes. In the Alps, Saint Bernard, Simplon, and Saint Gotthard are important; in the Caucasus, Daryal is traversed by a great military road; in Asia, Khyber Pass into India and the passes of the Himalayas, Karakorum, and other ranges are important.

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A pass can be:

• mountain pass, a low place in a mountain range allowing easier passage
• hall pass, a token allowing one to visit the restroom in school
• pass (United States military), permission to be away from one's unit for a short period in the U.S. military
• Pass, of a compiler, is a run of a code processor in a computer programming language compiler
• Pass (sleight of hand), a sleight of hand move.
• An attempt at romantic seduction
• One-pass phenomenon, a phenomenon with no meaningful frequency.
• Ticket for unlimited admission, discounts, etc.

Pass is the surname of:

• Joe Pass, a Jazz musician

Passing can be:

• Passing (sports), to pass the ball or puck between members of the same team
• Passing (Association Football)
• Passing (American football)
• Passing (sociology), to pass oneself off as a member of one or more different sociological groups such as different:
• Passing (disability), a disabled person presenting themselves as not being disabled or as being less disabled than they really are
• Passing (ethnic group), a member of one ethnic group presenting themselves as a member of another
• Passing (gender), a person of one sex presenting themselves as a member of the opposite gender, or an intersexed person presenting themselves as a chosen gender
• Passing (racial identity), a person of one race presenting themselves as a member of another
• Passing (sexual orientation), a person of one sexual orientation presenting themselves as another
• Passing (social class), a person of one social class presenting themselves as a member of another
• Passing of vehicles on roads
• Passing (juggling), when two or more people share a juggling pattern
• Passing (novel), a novel by Nella Larsen
• Passing, in regards to the process of digestion
• Passing, approval of a proposed law by a legislative body

Similar terms:

• Passing off (legal term), a way of enforcing an unregistered trademark by showing that someone else has pretended or implied that something else is the same
• Passage (strait), a very narrow but navigable shipping channel
• Passing away, a euphemism for dying

See also

• PASS (disambiguation)

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PASS (the Proof of Age Standards Scheme) is a government-backed scheme in the UK that gives young people a valid and accepted form of Proof of Age identification. The scheme is supported by the Home Office, the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).

Set up in January 2003, it acts as an umbrella system, which means there is no such thing as a PASS card. Instead, various proof of age card schemes operate under the PASS umbrella, and issue cards bearing a PASS hologram.

The main benefit for retailers is the fact they know that if a young person presents them with a card with a PASS hologram on it, they know it is a reliable and accurate proof of age. This is particularly useful for those that sell products which have an age restriction on them, such as cigarettes and alcohol.

Many local councils offer Proof of Age cards with the PASS hologram to young people. There are also a few national schemes, including the government-funded Connexions Card (no longer being issued), Validate UK, CitizenCard, Young Scot and the Portman Group's Proof Of Age Card (no longer being issued).

However, some issues occur with this system, as many places requiring proof of age will not accept a small number of cards, and there is no governmental pressure on retailers of age restricted products to do so.

Most retailers should accept proof of age cards bearing the PASS hologram. Where a refusal does occur, the issuers of the PASS-accredited cards like to be informed in order to investigate and educate the retailer on the merits of the scheme.

External links

• PASS official website
• VALIDATEUK
• CitizenCard
• News article from the British Retail Consortium
• Q&A from the British Retail Consortium

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