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code

  [kohd] noun, verb, cod⋅ed, cod⋅ing.
–noun
1. 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.
10. Genetics. genetic code.
11. Linguistics.
a. 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.
14. Computers. to translate (a program) into language that can be communicated to the computer.
–verb (used without object)
15. 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; ME < AF, OF < L cōdex codex

Related forms:
coder, noun
codeless, adjective

sanitary code

 
–noun
See under code (def. 3).
Also called health code.
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Cultural Dictionary

code

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

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Word Origin & History

code 
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.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: code
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book
1 : a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a : one that contains the law of a specific jurisdiction or topic promulgated by legislative authority Code> <Code of Massachusetts Regulations> code> —see also IMPORTANT LAWS in the back matter —compare CASE LAW, DIGEST, STATUTE b : one that serves as a model for legislation but is not itself a law Code>
2 : a set of rules or regulations that is promulgated by a body (as a professional organization) and that regulates its industrial or professional practices Code of Professional Responsibility>
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2code
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: cod·ed; cod·ing
transitive senses
: to specify the genetic codefor coded by a nucleotide sequence> code intransitive senses
1 : to specify the genetic code codes for that protein —G. B. Kolata>
2 : to experience cardiac arrest or respiratory failure coded a second time>
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Science Dictionary
code   (kōd)  Pronunciation Key 

  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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