Sekirov Dictionary

code

UK /kəʊd/US /koʊd/

noun 13
verb 7
forms 3
phrases 1

noun13

a set of rules for putting information into a different form, such as letters into numbers
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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.
- Object-oriented C++ code is easier to understand for a human than C code.
- I wrote some code to reformat text documents.
A program.
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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.
- the mild and impartial spirit which pervades the Code compiled under Canute — 1872
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Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
- The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
- The naval code is a system of rules for making communications at sea by means of signals.
(informal) A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
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A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.
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A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- [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. — 2014
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A codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
- The ASCII code of "A" is 65.
An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
(Australia) A sport or league of a specific type of football, such as rugby league or the NRL
A particular lect or language variety.

verb7

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To write software programs.
- I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.
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To encode.
- We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.
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To add codes to (a data set).
- The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found). — 2018
To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
To encode a protein.
(informal) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
(informal) To call a hospital emergency code.

forms

coded · coding · codes

Phrases with code

code up
To create by coding or programming.

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