code

US /koʊd/
UK /koʊd/
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1.

a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy or brevity

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The message was written in code.
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They used a secret code to communicate.
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ciphercryptogramkey
2.

a set of rules or principles or a set of laws or regulations

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The company has a strict dress code.
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The new building must comply with the fire safety code.
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rulesregulationslawsprinciplesstandards
3.

instructions for a computer program

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He spent hours writing computer code.
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The programmer debugged the faulty code.
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programmingscriptsyntax
1.

to convert (a message or information) into a code

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The data needs to be coded before transmission.
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He was asked to code the secret message.
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encodeencryptcipher
2.

to write computer programs

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She learned to code in Python.
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Developers often code new features for software.
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programdevelopwrite code
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