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code
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Meanings
noun
  • a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy.
    E.g. the Americans cracked their diplomatic code
  • program instructions.
    E.g. assembly code
  • a systematic collection of laws or statutes.
    E.g. a revision of the penal code
verb
  • convert (the words of a message) into a code so as to convey a secret meaning.
    E.g. only Mitch knew how to read the message—even the name was coded
  • write code for (a computer program).
    E.g. most developers code C + + like C
  • be the genetic code for (an amino acid or protein).
    E.g. genes that code for human growth hormone

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