Code

/kəʊd/

The meaning and definition of Code, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
“This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.”
Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
“The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.”

verb

To call a hospital emergency code.
“coding in the CT scanner”
To write software programs.
“I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.”

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