a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message: Morse code.
2.
a system used for brevity or secrecy of communication, in which arbitrarily chosen words, letters, or symbols are assigned definite meanings.
3.
any set of standards set forth and enforced by a local government agency for the protection of public safety, health, etc., as in the structural safety of buildings (building code), health requirements for plumbing, ventilation, etc. (sanitary or health code), and the specifications for fire escapes or exits (fire code).
4.
a systematically arranged collection or compendium of laws, rules, or regulations.
5.
any authoritative, general, systematic, and written statement of the legal rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life.
6.
a word, letter, number, or other symbol used in a code system to mark, represent, or identify something: The code on the label shows the date of manufacture.
7.
Computers. the symbolic arrangement of statements or instructions in a computer program in which letters, digits, etc. are represented as binary numbers; the set of instructions in such a program: That program took 3000 lines of code. Compare ASCII, object code, source code.
8.
any system or collection of rules and regulations: a gentleman's code of behavior.
9.
Medicine/Medical. a directive or alert to a hospital team assigned to emergency resuscitation of patients.
the system of rules shared by the participants in an act of communication, making possible the transmission and interpretation of messages.
b.
(in sociolinguistic theory) one of two distinct styles of language use that differ in degree of explicitness and are sometimes thought to be correlated with differences in social class. Compare elaborated code, restricted code.
–verb (used with object)
12.
to translate (a message) into a code; encode.
13.
to arrange or enter (laws or statutes) in a code.
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Computers. to translate (a program) into language that can be communicated to the computer.
–verb (used without object)
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Genetics. to specify the amino acid sequence of a protein by the sequence of nucleotides comprising the gene for that protein: a gene that codes for the production of insulin.
1303, from O.Fr. code "system of laws," from L. codex, earlier caudex "book, book of laws," lit. "tree trunk," hence, wooden tablet for writing. The sense in "secret code" is 1808. Codify first attested c.1800.
a collection of laws or rules Example: a code of behaviour
Arabic:
مَجْموعَة قَوانين
Chinese (Simplified):
法典
Chinese (Traditional):
法典
Czech:
kodex, zákoník
Danish:
lovsamling; regelsæt; kodeks
Dutch:
code
Estonian:
seadustik, koodeks
Finnish:
lakikokoelma, säännöt
French:
code
German:
das Regelbuch
Greek:
κώδικας
Hungarian:
kódex
Icelandic:
lagabálkur; siðareglur
Indonesian:
peraturan
Italian:
codice
Japanese:
おきて
Korean:
법전, 규약
Latvian:
kodekss
Lithuanian:
kodeksas
Norwegian:
lovsamling, kodeks
Polish:
kodeks
Portuguese (Brazil):
código
Portuguese (Portugal):
código
Romanian:
cod
Russian:
кодекс
Slovak:
kód
Slovenian:
pravilnik
Spanish:
código
Swedish:
kodex, regler (lagar)
Turkish:
norm, kural, yasa, tüzük
code2[kəud]noun
a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols Example: the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.
Arabic:
شِفْرَه، كَلام مَكْتوب بِرُموز سِرِّيّه
Chinese (Simplified):
密码
Chinese (Traditional):
密碼
Czech:
šifra
Danish:
kode
Dutch:
code
Estonian:
kood
Finnish:
koodi
French:
code
German:
der Code
Greek:
κώδικας, μυστική γραφή
Hungarian:
kód
Icelandic:
dulmál
Indonesian:
kode
Italian:
codice
Japanese:
記号, 暗号
Korean:
암호
Latvian:
Morzes ābece
Lithuanian:
kodas, šifras
Norwegian:
kode
Polish:
szyfr
Portuguese (Brazil):
código
Portuguese (Portugal):
código
Romanian:
cod
Russian:
код; шифр
Slovak:
kód
Slovenian:
kodiran sistem znakov
Spanish:
código
Swedish:
kod, chiffer
Turkish:
şifre, kod
code3[kəud]noun
a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another Example: There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.
Arabic:
عَلامات رَمْزِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):
代码
Chinese (Traditional):
代碼
Czech:
kód
Danish:
tegnsæt; kode
Dutch:
code
Estonian:
kood
Finnish:
koodi
French:
code
German:
der Code
Greek:
κώδικας Η, *Υ
Hungarian:
kód
Icelandic:
kódi, táknróf
Indonesian:
sandi
Italian:
codice
Japanese:
コード記号
Korean:
기호 체계
Latvian:
kods
Lithuanian:
kodas
Norwegian:
kode, tegnsett
Polish:
kod
Portuguese (Brazil):
código
Portuguese (Portugal):
código
Romanian:
cod
Russian:
код; шифр
Slovak:
kód
Slovenian:
sistem kod
Spanish:
código
Swedish:
kod, nyckel
Turkish:
özel bir işaretler düzeni
code[kəud]verb
to put into (secret, computer etc) code Example: Have you coded the material for the computer?
A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.
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.
code 1. Instructions for a computer in some programming language, often machine language (machine code). The word "code" is often used to distinguish instructions from data (e.g. "The code is marked 'read-only'") whereas the word "software" is used in contrast with "hardware" and may consist of more than just code. (2000-04-08) 2. Some method of encryption or the resulting encrypted message. (2006-11-10)
Code\ (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.]1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. "The Code" --Wharton. 2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. --Abbot.
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