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code

noun verb

a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
OD
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
A1

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noun

  1. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

noun

  1. (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

noun

  1. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

noun

  1. a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification

verb

  1. convert ordinary language into code

    “We should encode the message for security reasons”

verb

  1. attach a code to

    “Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later”

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Example Sentences

We should encode the message for security reasons
Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later

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