Word: headcode
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: head
code
Definition: A code used to distinguish classes of train for the benefit of signalmen, formerly by using white oil lamps (or white discs) placed on brackets on the front of the locomotive. The various lamp positions defined the class of train.
Morphemes:
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
Affix: code
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A program; a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute