Can i use an app specific password on multiple macs

Simple question.
I have so far set up 3 app specific passwords.   I have an iMac and an Macbook Air.    I also have an iPad and iPhone.   I have set up the app specific password for Fantastical, which runs on all devices, and BusyContacts.   Do I need to create app specific passwords for each instance of an app I install on multiple devices?  I would run out of the 25 limit pretty quickly.  Is there any way to vies the app specific passwords so I could copy them over to another device?

BusyMac's help page on the subject says
'You can create a single app-specific password and use it for multiple apps, such as BusyCal and BusyContacts.'
This isn't quite what you asked but I would take it as implying that you can reuse the password for other Macs. If you can't you will soon find out. You will need to write down the password and enter it each time.

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