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Code

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Noun

1. code, codification

a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

2. code

a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

3. code, computer code

(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

Verb

4. code

attach a code to

Example Sentences:
'Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later'

5. cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code

convert ordinary language into code

Example Sentences:
'We should encode the message for security reasons'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Code

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noun
1. 
a system of letters or symbols, and rules for their association by means of which information can be represented or communicated for reasons of secrecy, brevity, etc
binary code
Morse code
See also genetic code
2. 
a message in code
3. 
a symbol used in a code
4. 
a conventionalized set of principles, rules, or expectations
a code of behaviour
5. 
a system of letters or digits used for identification or selection purposes
verb
6. (transitive)
to translate, transmit, or arrange into a code
7. (intransitive)
to write computer programs

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Code

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noun
1. 
a body of laws, as of a nation or city, organized for easy reference
2. 
any set of principles or rules of conduct
a moral code
3. 
a. 
a set of signals representing letters or numerals, used to send messages, as by telegraph or flags
b. 
genetic code
4. 
a. 
a system of symbols used as in secret writing or information processing, in which letters, figures, etc. are arbitrarily given certain meanings
b. 
the symbols in such a system
5. 
a binary system for converting information, data, etc. into a form for use in computers, telecommunications, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcoded or ˈcoding
6. 
to put in the form or symbols of a code
7. 
to put in a binary form, as for computer use

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Code

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v.intr.
1. Genetics
a. To specify the genetic code for an amino acid or a polypeptide: a gene that codes for an enzyme.
b. To specify the genetic code for a trait or characteristic: a gene that codes for red hair.
2. Computers To write or revise a computer program.
3. Slang To go into cardiac arrest.
n.
1.
a. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.
b. A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity.
c. An access code.
d. A special command, such as a sequence of keystrokes, that allows a user to activate a hidden or accidental feature in a computer program or video game.
2.
a. The information that constitutes a specific computer program.
b. A system of symbols and rules that serve as instructions for a computer.
3. Genetics The genetic code.
4.
a. A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of laws.
b. A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct: a building code.
5. Medicine Code blue.
6. Slang A patient whose heart has stopped beating, as in cardiac arrest.
v. cod·ed, cod·ing, codes
v.tr.
1. To convert (a message, for example) into code.
2. To systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code.
3. To assign a code to (something) for identification or classification: coded each response to the survey by age and gender.
4. To express or convey (words) in a manner that implies a different meaning: a novel that codes references to a character's sexuality in descriptions of clothing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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