code
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊd/
ipa: /koʊd/
rhymes: -əʊd
Forms: form: codes
Etymology: From Middle English code (“system of law”), from Old French code (“system of law”), from Latin cōdex, later form of caudex (“the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.”). Doublet of codex.
Senses: examples: text: This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.
glosses: A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
examples: text: the mild and impartial spirit which pervades the Code compiled under Canute
ref: 1872, Francis Wharton, A Treatise on the Conflict of Laws:
glosses: A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
examples: text: The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
text: The naval code is a system of rules for making communications at sea by means of signals.
glosses: Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
glosses: A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
examples: text: The ASCII code of "A" is 65.
glosses: A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
By synecdoche: a codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
examples: text: [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.
ref: 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:
glosses: A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
examples: text: Object-oriented C++ code is easier to understand for a human than C code.
text: I wrote some code to reformat text documents.
text: This HTML code may be placed on your web page.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
scientific
glosses: A program.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A particular lect or language variety.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
examples: text: girl code
glosses: A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
Hyponyms: barcode
binary code
block code
boilerplate code
brevity code
bytecode
civil code
clean code
colour code
dead code
double code
error code
Gray code
Green Cross Code
hidden code
machine code
managed code
Morse code
Morton code
opcode
plumbing code
promo code
pseudocode
Sicilian code
sort code
source code
traffic code
Unicode
unreachable code
Derived terms: sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: autocode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: barcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: BBCode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: biocode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: BioCode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: bro code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: bytecode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codeathon
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codebase
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code blue
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codebook
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word: codebreaker
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codebreaking
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code brown
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code coverage
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word: code duello
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codefest
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word: codegroup
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word: codehead
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word: codelength
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word: codeless
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code-lift
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codelike
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codeline
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codelist
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codemaker
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word: codemaking
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codename
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code of honor
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code page
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codepage
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codepoint
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code position
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: coder
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code red
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: coderoom
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codeset
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codeshare
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codesheet
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codesign
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code silver
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code smell
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codesmith
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codespace
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codestream
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code style
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word: codetalker
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codetext
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code wheel
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code white
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codewise
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codeword
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codework
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: code yellow
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codist
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: codon
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: conduct code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: countercode
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word: downcode
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word: fluorocode
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word: geocode
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word: glottocode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: glycocode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: Grabovoi code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: headcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: hexacode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: hydrocode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: kangaroo code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: keycode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: lawcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: lexicode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: low-code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: malcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: microcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: ministerial code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: miscode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: multicode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: nanocode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: netcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: no-code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: non-code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: opcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: outcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: overcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: passcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: PhyloCode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: postcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: pre-Code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: scancode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: shellcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: shortcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: sizecode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: softcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: subcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: supercode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: telecode
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word: ten-code
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: timecode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: topcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: tripcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: undercode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: Unicode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: upcode
sense: Derived terms of code without hyponyms
word: wikicode
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: absolute code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: access code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: account code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: area code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: bar code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Baudot code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Beckett-Gray code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: bio-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: blue code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: blue code of silence
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: building code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: byte code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: chain code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Chapman code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Chappe code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: cheat code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code base
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code-behind
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code block
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code cave
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code completion
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code enforcement
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code face
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code folding
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code golf
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code grabber
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code-mix
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code mix
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code mixing
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code-mixing
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code monkey
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code morphing
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code name
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code of conduct
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code of ethics
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code of honour
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code of practice
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code of silence
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code review
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code signing
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code-switch
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code switch
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code-switcher
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code-switching
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code switching
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code talker
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code up
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: code word
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: color code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: computer code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: control code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: country code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: coupon code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: criminal code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: currency code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: design code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: dialling code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: dirty code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: dress-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: dress code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: dressing code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Edelcrantz code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: erasure code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: executable code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: exit code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: fire code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: flight code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: fountain code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: function code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: geek code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: genetic code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Gillham code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: glue code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: go code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: guy code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Hamming code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: hand-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: handkerchief code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: hanky code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: hard-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: hard code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: hash code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: health code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Hollerith code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: IC code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Konami code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: language code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: lasagna code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: legacy code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: legal code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: line code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: moral code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Murray code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: native code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: nuclear code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: object code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Parsons code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: p-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: penal code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: postage code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: postal code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: prefix code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: production code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: promo-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: pseudo-city code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Q-code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Q code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: QR code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: ravioli code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: region code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: RST code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: scan code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: short code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: slave code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: spaghetti code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: substitution code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: telegraph code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: ternary code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: time code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: universal product code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: unmanaged code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: UPC code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Wabun code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Wolfram code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: zip code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: Zip code
sense: More derived terms (unsorted, some are hyponyms and some not
word: ZIP code
Related terms: codex
codification
codifier
codify
cipher