code

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UK /kəʊd/ US /koʊd/

noun 6verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) system of letters, numbers, etc. for secret information

ADJ

secret | Morse

VERB + CODE

break, crack, decipher

The spy team finally managed to break the enemy's secret code during the war.

use, write in | invent, make up

CODE + NOUN

word

PREP

in ~

The spy's diary entries were written in code so no one could understand them.

(noun.) numbers/letters for identifying sth

ADJ

area, dialling

I need to dial the country code before calling my friend in France.

post/postal | bar, charge | DNA, genetic | binary | error

CODE + NOUN

number

(noun.) set of rules for behaviour

ADJ

strict | ethical, moral | civil, criminal, disciplinary, penal

Highway

Every driver should memorize the highway code before taking their driving test.

dress

VERB + CODE

have

devise, draw up, establish, formulate, lay down

The school decided to establish a strict code of conduct for all students.

comply with, follow

break, infringe, violate

The company fired the employee for breaking the company's code of conduct.

PHRASES

a code of behaviour/conduct/ethics/honour/practice

The school expects all students to follow a strict code of conduct.

Definitions

noun

A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.

This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.

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.

the mild and impartial spirit which pervades the Code compiled under Canute

Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.

The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.

The naval code is a system of rules for making communications at sea by means of signals.

A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.

The ASCII code of "A" is 65.

verb

To write software programs.

I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.

To add codes to (a data set).

The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found).

To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.

To encode.

We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.

To encode a protein.

noun

Alternative form of cod.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written one

codification

verb — convert ordinary language into code

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.

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the mild and impartial spirit which pervades the Code compiled under Canute

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The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.

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I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.

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The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found).

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We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.

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