Code
/kษสd/
The meaning and definition of Code, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
โThis flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.โ
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Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
โThe medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.โ
verb
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To call a hospital emergency code.
โcoding in the CT scannerโ
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To write software programs.
โI learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From French code, from Latin codex.
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