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Definition: Meaning of, code in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəʊd /

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code codes
  1. laws/behaviour [countable] a set of rules, laws, or principles that tell people how to behave
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  2. secret message [uncountable and countable] a system of words, letters, or symbols that you use instead of ordinary writing, so that the information can only be understood by someone else who knows the system
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  3. symbols giving information [countable] a set of numbers, letters, or symbols that shows what something is or gives information about it
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  4. telephones also dialling code , STD code British English [countable] the group of numbers that comes before a telephone number when you are calling from a different area [=  area code American English]
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  5. computers [uncountable and countable] a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do
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  6. sounds/signals [countable] a system of sounds or signals that represent words or letters when they are sent by machine
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code coded coded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
coding codes
[transitive usually passive]
  1. to put a set of numbers, letters, or symbols on something to show what it is or give information about it
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  2. to put a message into code so that it is secret
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code used in phrases

  • American Standard Code for Information Interchange (noun)
    1. computing a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
  • Country Code, the
    1. a set of instructions that advise people who live in cities how to behave when they visit the countryside. For example, according to the Country Code you should always close gates in fields after using them, and you should keep your dog under control.
  • Highway Code (noun)
    1. the set of official rules and laws about driving and using roads in Britain
  • Justinian code (noun)
    1. the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
  • Morse code (noun)
    1. a system of sending messages in which the alphabet is represented by signals made of DOT s (= short signals) and DASH es (= long signals) in sound or light
  • United States Code (noun)
    1. law a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives
  • Universal Product Code (noun)
    1. a BAR CODE
  • ZIP code (noun)
    1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
  • access code (noun)
    1. a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc. typed or dialed or spoken a series of characters or digits a code that must be entered in some way to get the use of something
  • area code (noun)
    1. numbers you use before a phone number when you phone someone in a different area of the country
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