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code  (kd)

n.

1. A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of laws.

2. A systematic collection of regulations and rules of procedure or conduct: a traffic code.

3.

a. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.

b. A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity.

4. A system of symbols and rules used to represent instructions to a computer; a computer program.

5. Genetics The genetic code.

6. Slang A patient whose heart has stopped beating, as in cardiac arrest.

v. cod·ed, cod·ing, codes

v.tr.

1. To systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code.

2. To convert (a message, for example) into code.

v.intr.

1. Genetics To specify the genetic code for an amino acid or a polypeptide.

2. Computer Science To write or revise a computer program.

3. Slang To go into cardiac arrest.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cdex, book; see codex.]

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code

Noun

1. a system of letters, symbols, or prearranged signals, by which information can be communicated secretly or briefly

2. a set of principles or rules: a code of practice

3. a system of letters or digits used for identification purposes: area code, tax code

Verb

[coding, coded]

to translate or arrange into a code [Latin codex book, wooden block]

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code  (kd)

1. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.

2. The instructions in a computer program. Instructions written by a programmer in a programming language are often called source code. Instructions that have been converted into machine language that the computer understands are called machine code or executable code. See also programming language.

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Code

cryptanalysis

1. the procedures and methods used in translating or interpreting codes and ciphers.
2. the science or study of such procedures. Also cryptanalytics. — cryptanalyst, n. — cryptanalytic, cryptanalytical, adj.

cryptogram

a message or writing in code or cipher. Also cryptograph. — cryptogrammic, adj.

cryptography, cryptology

1. the science or study of secret writing, especially codes and ciphers.
2. the procedures and methods of making and using codes and ciphers. — cryptographer, cryptographist, n. — cryptographic, adj.

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Code a collection of laws, rules, or signals; a body of writings. See also canon.

Examples: code of cyphers; of ethics, 1841; of laws, 1577; of good manners of perfection, 1875; of rules; of scriptures, 1794; of signals; of Christian writings, 1795.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	code - a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) codification black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) Bushido - traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws" building code - set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings dress code - a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) fire code - set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc omerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities health code, sanitary code - set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc Highway Code - the code of rules governing the use of public roads
	2.	code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages access code, access - a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) area code - a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada bar code, Universal Product Code - code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information color code - system using colors to designate classifications cryptograph, secret code, cypher, cipher - a secret method of writing international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) postal code, postcode, ZIP code, ZIP - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
	3.	code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions computer code computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages address, computer address, reference - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII - (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers binary code - code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters ECC, error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors firmware, microcode - (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory machine code, machine language - a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation object code - the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer operation code, order code - the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Verb	1.	code - attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" mark, tag, label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
	2.	code - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" cipher, cypher, encipher, encrypt, write in code, inscribe encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"

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code

noun 1. principles, rules, manners, custom, convention, ethics, maxim, etiquette, system, kawa N.Z. tikanga N.Z.

noun 2. cipher, cryptograph

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1. Any system of communication in which arbitrary groups of symbols represent units of plain text of varying length. Codes may be used for brevity or for security.
2. A cryptosystem in which the cryptographic equivalents (usually called "code groups"), typically consisting of letters or digits (or both) in otherwise meaningless combinations, are substituted for plain text elements which are primarily words, phrases, or sentences. See also cryptosystem.

Translations

code [kəud] n → código (= cipher); clave f;

(TEL) → prefijo;

code of behaviour → código de conducta;

code of practice → código profesional

code [kəud] n → code m;

(Tel) (= area code); indicatif m;

code of behaviour → règles fpl de conduite;

code of practice → déontologie f

code [kəud] n (cipher) → Chiffre f;

(also: dialling code) → Vorwahl f;

(also: post code) → Postleitzahl f;

code of behaviour → Sittenkodex m;

code of practice → Verfahrensregeln pl

code [kəud] n → codice m;

code of behaviour → regole fpl di condotta;

code of practice → codice professionale

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code

n code [kəud]

1 a collection of laws or rules a code of behaviour.wetboekمَجْموعَة قَوانينкодексkodex, zákoníklovsamling; regelsæt; kodeksdas Regelbuchκώδικαςcódigoseadustik, koodeksمجموعه قوانینlakikokoelma, säännötcodeקוֹדसंहिताzakonik, kodekskódexperaturanlagabálkur; siðareglurcodiceおきて법전, 규약kodeksaskodeksskanuncodelovsamling, kodekskodekscódigocodкодексkódpravilnikkodekskodex, [] regler (lagar)ประมวลกฎหมายnorm, kural, yasa, tüzük法典кодексمجموعۂ ضوابطbộ luật法典

2 a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.kodeشِفْرَه، كَلام مَكْتوب بِرُموز سِرِّيّهшифърšifrakodeder Codeκώδικας, μυστική γραφήcódigokoodرمزkoodicodeצוֹפֶןकोड, कूटzbirka znakova, kratica, šifrakódkodedulmálcodice記号, 暗号암호kodas, šifrasMorzes ābecekodcodekodeszyfrcódigocodкод; шифрkódkodiran sistem znakovšifrakod, chifferรหัสşifre, kod密碼система сигналів; шифрخفیہ تحریرmật mã密码

3 a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.kodeعَلامات رَمْزِيَّهкодkódtegnsæt; kodeder Codeκώδικας Η/Υcódigokoodنشانه؛ کدkoodicodeקוֹדएक तरह की भाषा से दूसरी तरह की भाषा में अनुवाद के लिए प्रतीकों की प्रणालीšifra, kodkódsandikódi, táknrófcodiceコード記号기호 체계kodaskodskodcodekode, tegnsettkodcódigocodкод; шифрkódsistem kodkodkod, nyckelระบบสัญลักษณ์özel bir işaretler düzeni代碼кодуванняخفیہ علامتوں کی تحریرmã代码

v

to put into (secret, computer etc) code Have you coded the material for the computer?kodeerيَكْتُبُ بالرُّموز السِّرِّيّهкодирам(za)kódovatkodeverschlüßeln,kodierenκωδικοποιώcodificarkodeerimaکد گذاری کردنkoodittaacoderלקוֹדֵדšifrirati, kodiratikódolmembuat kodekóda, táknsetja; setja í dulmálcodificare記号化する기호[]로 만들다(už)koduotikodēt; šifrētmengekodkancoderenkodeszyfrować, kodowaćcodificara coda, a codificaкодироватьkódovaťkodiratišifrovatikoda, kryptera, chiffreraใส่รหัสkodlamak把...譯成電碼кодуватиخفیہ تحریر میں لاناmã hoá把...译成电码