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1. | [ noun ] (law) a set of rules or principles or laws especially written ones | |
Synonyms: | codification | |
Related terms: | written_communication legal_code dress_code sanitory_code bushido highway_code building_code omerta fire_code codify | |
2. | [ verb ] attach a code to | |
Examples: | "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" |
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Related terms: | tag georeference | |
3. | [ noun ] a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy | |
Related terms: | coding_system Morse color_code cipher area_code zip_code bar_code encode | |
4. | [ verb ] (writing) convert ordinary language into code | |
Synonyms: | encipher cipher cypher encrypt inscribe write_in_code encode | |
Examples: | "We should encode the message for security reasons" |
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Related terms: | decipher decode write cipher encoding programmer cipher coding | |
5. | [ noun ] (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions | |
Synonyms: | computer_code | |
Related terms: | coding_system address machine_code binary_code ASCII instruction firmware object_code operation_code software error_correction_code computer_science | |
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