Definitions for "Primary Account Number"
The assigned number that identifies the card issuer and cardholder.  This number is composed of an issuer identification number, individual account identification, and an accompanying check digit, as defined in ISO 7812. ISO
The number encoded on Track 2 of a magnetic stripe of a STAR Card and used by the Issuer Member to identify a STAR Cardholder to whom a STAR Card has been issued. The PAN must be of sufficient digits to identify the STAR Cardholder and must be no less than twelve (12) and not more than nineteen (19) digits.
Digits assigned to a Virtual/ Charge Card permitting the determination of the Account Number and, if any, of the parameters of the optional services features. A collections of entities taken vertically from the seven layer OSI model formally identified by functional standards stating exactly which standards documents and their issue level are needed to implement it. source: EU-P230 domain: Security acronyms: PAN usage: EU-P230