code
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
codes
plural
codes
Britannica Dictionary definition of CODE
1
[count]
a
:
a set of laws or regulations
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see also penal code
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the state's criminal code
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the tax code
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the city's plumbing/electrical/building codes
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The school has a dress code. [=rules about what a person can wear]
b
:
a set of ideas or rules about how to behave
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a moral code
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Everyone in the organization has to follow its code of ethics.
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The army has a strict code of conduct/behavior.
2
a
:
a set of letters, numbers, symbols, etc., that is used to secretly send messages to someone
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see also morse code
[count]
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The enemy was unable to break/crack the army's secret code.
[noncount]
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The message was sent in code.
b
[count]
:
a set of letters, numbers, symbols, etc., that identifies or gives information about something or someone
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see also area code, bar code, dialling code, postcode, zip code
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Every item in the store has a product code.
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Enter your security code to access the computer.
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Each employee is given a code number.
3
[noncount]
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a set of instructions for a computer
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He was hired to write programming code.
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lines of code
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code
/ˈkoʊd/
verb
codes;
coded;
coding
2
code
/ˈkoʊd/
verb
codes;
coded;
coding
Britannica Dictionary definition of CODE
[+ object]
1
:
to put (a message) into the form of a code so that it can be kept secret
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compare decode
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The message was coded.
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The general sent a coded message.
2
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to mark (something) with a code so that it can be identified
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Each product has been coded.
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The trails on the mountain are all color coded. [=each trail is marked by a particular color]
3
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to change (information) into a set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be read by a computer
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Programmers coded the data.
