code
(noun) a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
code, computer code
(noun) (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
code, codification
(noun) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code
(verb) convert ordinary language into code; “We should encode the message for security reasons”
code
(verb) attach a code to; “Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
code (countable and uncountable, plural codes)
A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
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.
Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
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.
A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
(programming, uncountable) 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.
(scientific programming) A program.
(linguistics) A particular lect or language variety.
(medicine) An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
• barcode
• binary code
• boilerplate code
• bytecode
• civil code
• clean code
• colour code
• dead code
• double code
• Gray code
• hidden code
• machine code
• managed code
• Morse code
• opcode
• promo code
• pseudocode
• sort code
• source code
• Unicode
• unreachable code
code (third-person singular simple present codes, present participle coding, simple past and past participle coded)
(computing) To write software programs.
To add codes to a dataset.
To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
(cryptography) To encode.
(genetics, intransitive) To encode a protein.
(medicine) To call a hospital emergency code.
From code blue, a medical emergency
code (third-person singular simple present codes, present participle coding, simple past and past participle coded)
(medicine) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
• Deco, OECD, co-ed, coed, deco, ecod
Source: Wiktionary
Code, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or
1. 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.
Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. "The Code" Wharton.
2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. Abbot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.