In plain English
It is a phone number linked to an account as part of its recovery details. Its purpose is to help confirm that the person trying to recover the account is the account holder.
In context
Here, it names the phone-number field for the number linked to the account for identity confirmation during account recovery.
- Situation
- Account recovery, locked-account support, reactivation, and closure requests
- What it communicates
- names the phone-number field used for recovery contact details
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not establish who currently controls that number or any decision about access to the account.
Examples
“During account recovery, they asked for the recovery phone number on the account rather than the mobile number he used for everyday contact.”
“In the field marked Recovery phone number, enter the office line linked to that account.”