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code

[kohd]

noun

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.

a system used for brevity or secrecy of communication, in which arbitrarily chosen words, letters, or symbols are assigned definite meanings.

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).

a systematically arranged collection or compendium of laws, rules, or regulations.

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.

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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.

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.

any system or collection of rules and regulations: a gentleman's code of behavior.

Medicine/Medical. a directive or alert to a hospital team assigned to emergency resuscitation of patients.

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Genetics. genetic code.

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Linguistics.

the system of rules shared by the participants in an act of communication, making possible the transmission and interpretation of messages.

(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.

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verb (used with object)

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to translate (a message) into a code; encode.

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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.

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Code is always a great word to know.

So is parse. Does it mean:

to translate from a high-level language into another language, usually a machine language, using a compiler

to analyze a string of characters in order to associate groups of characters with the syntactic units of the underlying grammar

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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.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cōdex codex

Related forms

cod·er, noun

code·less, adjective

pre·code, verb (used with object), -cod·ed, -cod·ing.

re·code, verb (used with object), -cod·ed, -cod·ing.

sub·code, noun

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Example Sentences

Scientists have deciphered a second genetic code that has eluded molecular biologists for two decades.

The consumer then scans the bar code on a product with the camera in their smartphone.

It is exactly what he wanted---it is warm, meets dress code at school and is an attractive jackets as well.

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Scientists have deciphered a second genetic code that has eluded molecular biologists for two decades.

The consumer then scans the bar code on a product with the camera in their smartphone.

It is exactly what he wanted---it is warm, meets dress code at school and is an attractive jackets as well.

Thinking polynomial roots may conceal some secret code is not the smart thing to do.

Murphy's limited finances and a strict moral code didn't spoil his chance at love.

Search by zip code for incentives and rebates in your area.

Alien-seeking researchers have designed a new, simple code for sending messages into space.

Instead, the code and the model are two ways of looking at the same thing.

Enter your zip code to begin calculating your energy use.

They come up with the exact translation, both of them and that's the code that they wrote down that he had used.

Morse code and sonar pings emanate from the radar room.

The shabby chic table opposite, for instance, is in my zip code range and seriously tempting.

Welcome back, code breakers and language translators.

Every wrinkle in the tax code represents a favour to some group.

Darling has struggled for years to crack the code of the humpback song.

If the code is small your computer can eventually find the one correct code.

Then type in your zip code and see if a retailer close to you pops up.

The advantage of quantum cryptography schemes is that the code they generate are simply not-even in theory-breakable.

He used his own code and the caretakers and historians are still trying to figure it out.

When things get too complicated, engineers usually add a layer of code to conceal the chaos.

So there is no reason why managers and business graduates should not sign up to a code of conduct.

The code is made more complex, because of tax wheezes.

How to create your own two-dimensional bar code for easy scanning.

Cuomo's direct-to-consumer marketing code of conduct if the organization resumes offering student loans.

Dive alongside blue whales and crack their secret code of communication.

Discovery of this memory code could lead to the design of smarter computers and.

And yet sometimes a piece of code is so elegant, so evolved, that it outlasts everything else.

Probably the best deterent is to enforce the honor code and make sure that students know that you will.

Allow me to suggest another response: simplify the tax code.

Discuss with your friends all of the sounds that you think make your zip code unique.

Discovery of this memory code could lead to the design of smarter.

There is no other code of conduct for scientists but scientific integrity.

The robot eventually identified the genes that code for enzymes involved in yeast metabolism-a scientific first for a robot.

Sure, you could tell whether that banana is genetically modified by checking its code number.

Check the resin identification code on the bottom of a plastic bottle to determine whether it's acceptable for recycling.

For more than a decade, scientists have known of about a thousand genes that code for odorant, or chemical.

Then the code tries to match any new creature to the ur-stallion.

Software firms prefer to bash out code and then try to catch as many bugs as possible while racing to ship the product.

We're visiting the weird, the funky, and the wonderful by zip and postal code.

In a point mutation, a single letter of the genetic code changes to another letter.

Nevertheless, stealing the code to these suspect programs remains illegal.

Variations in the speckle are then digitised to produce a code that is unique to the scanned item.

Cracking of tricky genetic code may offer clues to fighting blight.

The tax code makes life difficult for foreign firms and red tape abounds.

Nominate your favorite postal code for coverage in this new magazine series.

He never revealed the encryption code or the program he used to defeat it.

Last year the government gave the nod to a workshop that looked into changing the penal code.

Next, the recipient would need to know the correct alphabetic code.

Sometimes a tiny modification in a line of code can cause a malicious effect.

The new code was designed for internationally active banks.

Cooperative hyenas, scorekeeping impalas, heroic rats-humans are not the only creatures with a code of ethics.

Themis will have a module that turns models automatically into programming code.

Genetically, children are a blend of code from both of their parents.

The government is working on a voluntary code with the food industry to limit the advertising of junk food to children.

Bits are cheap and people can write code easily enough that there is no real need to pay for software.

As a professor, he's a keeper of the ethical code of a university: students are told that the work that they submit as their.

The genetic code for every life form be it a virus, bacteria or you is based on exactly the same knowledge based code.

It shouldn't take that long to translate, it is not our genetic code.

People represent the concepts of past and future in a bodily code that includes direction of movement and perception of space.

Obviously, it would be tough to code a system that noone can possibly understand.

Despite the rarity of these genetic code errors, researchers could detect some important patterns in the disparate data.

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World English Dictionary

code (kəʊd)

—n
1.	See also genetic code a system of letters or symbols, and rules for their association by means of which information can be represented or communicated for reasons of secrecy, brevity, etc: binary code; Morse code
2.	a message in code
3.	a symbol used in a code
4.	a conventionalized set of principles, rules, or expectations: a code of behaviour
5.	a system of letters or digits used for identification or selection purposes

—vb
6.	to translate, transmit, or arrange into a code

[C14: from French, from Latin cōdex book, codex]

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Word Origin & History

code

c.1300, 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.

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Science Dictionary

code (kōd) Pronunciation Key

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.

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Cultural Dictionary

code definition

A series of instructions designed to be fed into a computer.

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Computing Dictionary

code definition

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)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

CoDE
coherent digital exciter

CODE
Confederation of Dental Employers

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