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Code meaning

What does “code” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“code” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones).

code

noun

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

    Synonymscodification

  2. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

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

    Synonymscomputer code

verb

  1. attach a code to

    “Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later”

  2. convert ordinary language into code

    “We should encode the message for security reasons”

    Synonymsencipherciphercypherencryptinscribewrite in code

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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