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code
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- pronunciation:
- kod
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a set of rules, laws, or regulations.
The knights pledged to live by a code of honor.New structures must be built in accordance with the town's building code.- synonyms:
- laws, regulations, rules
- similar words:
- canon, corpus juris, ethic, morality, morals, pandect, precepts, principles
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| definition 2: |
a system of symbols used for secret or privileged communications.
The plans for the invasion were communicated by means of a secret code.- synonyms:
- cipher
- similar words:
- cryptogram
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| definition 3: |
a system of symbols used in place of letters and numbers, for sending messages.
Morse code.- similar words:
- Morse code
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| definition 4: |
the arrangement of statements in a computer program, in which letters and numerical figures are represented as binary numbers.
- similar words:
- format
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| related words: |
charter, combination, constitution, dogma, language, mark, precept |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
codes, coding, coded |
| definition 1: |
to put into a system of symbols for transmitting messages.
- synonyms:
- encode
- similar words:
- cipher
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| definition 2: |
to convert or translate into code.
- synonyms:
- cipher, encipher, encode
- antonyms:
- decode
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| related words: |
scramble |
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