code
♦ code /k'oʊd/ (codes coding coded)
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A code is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done.
...Article 159 of the Turkish penal code.
...local building codes.
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A code is a system of replacing the words in a message with other words or symbols, so that nobody can understand it unless they know the system.
They used elaborate secret codes, as when the names of trees stood for letters...
If you can't remember your number, write it in code in a diary.
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A code is a group of numbers or letters which is used to identify something, such as a postal address or part of a telephone system.
Callers dialing the wrong area code will not get through.
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A code is any system of signs or symbols that has a meaning.
It will need different microchips to reconvert the digital code back into normal TV signals.
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The genetic code of a person, animal or plant is the information contained in DNA which determines the structure and function of cells, and the inherited characteristics of all living things.
Scientists provided the key to understanding the genetic code that determines every bodily feature.
6 [VERB] V n
To code something means to give it a code or to mark it with its code.
He devised a way of coding every statement uniquely...
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Computer code is a system or language for expressing information and instructions in a form which can be understood by a computer. (COMPUTING)
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see also bar code, Highway Code, morse code, morse code, postcode, zip codearea code (area codes)
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The area code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before someone's personal number if you are making a telephone call to that place from a different area. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use dialling code)bar code (bar codes)
also barcode
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A bar code is an arrangement of numbers and parallel lines that is printed on products to be sold in shops. The bar code can be read by computers.bi|na|ry code (binary codes)
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Binary code is a computer code that uses the binary number system. (COMPUTING)
The instructions are translated into binary code, a form that computers can easily handle.code name (code names code naming code named)
also codename, code-name
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A code name is a name used for someone or something in order to keep their identity secret.
One of their informers was working under the code name Czerny...
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed n, V-ed
If a military or police operation is code-named something, it is given a name which only the people involved in it know.
The operation was code-named Moonlight Sonata.
...a military contingent, code-named Sparrowhawk.code of con|duct (codes of conduct)
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The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.
Doctors in Britain say a new code of conduct is urgently needed to protect the doctor-patient relationship.code of prac|tice (codes of practice)
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A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.code word (code words)
also codeword, code-word
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A code word is a word or phrase that has a special meaning, different from its normal meaning, for the people who have agreed to use it in this way.
...magnum, the code word for launching a radar attack.dial|ling code (dialling codes)
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A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use area code)dress code (dress codes)
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The dress code of a place is the rules about what kind of clothes people are allowed to wear there.
There is a strict dress code: no trainers or jeans.ma|chine code
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Machine code is a way of expressing instructions and information in the form of numbers which can be understood by a computer or microchip. (COMPUTING)morse code /m'ɔːrs k'oʊd/
also Morse code
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Morse code or morse is a code used for sending messages. It represents each letter of the alphabet using short and long sounds or flashes of light, which can be written down as dots and dashes.pe|nal code (penal codes)
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The penal code of a country consists of all the laws that are related to crime and punishment. (FORMAL)zip code (zip codes)
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Your zip code is a short sequence of letters and numbers at the end of your address, which helps the post office to sort the mail. (AM; in BRIT, use postcode)
1 [N-COUNT] oft n N, N of n
A code is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done.
...Article 159 of the Turkish penal code.
...local building codes.
2 [N-COUNT] also in N
A code is a system of replacing the words in a message with other words or symbols, so that nobody can understand it unless they know the system.
They used elaborate secret codes, as when the names of trees stood for letters...
If you can't remember your number, write it in code in a diary.
3 [N-COUNT]
A code is a group of numbers or letters which is used to identify something, such as a postal address or part of a telephone system.
Callers dialing the wrong area code will not get through.
4 [N-COUNT]
A code is any system of signs or symbols that has a meaning.
It will need different microchips to reconvert the digital code back into normal TV signals.
5 [N-COUNT] with supp, V n
The genetic code of a person, animal or plant is the information contained in DNA which determines the structure and function of cells, and the inherited characteristics of all living things.
Scientists provided the key to understanding the genetic code that determines every bodily feature.
6 [VERB] V n
To code something means to give it a code or to mark it with its code.
He devised a way of coding every statement uniquely...
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Computer code is a system or language for expressing information and instructions in a form which can be understood by a computer. (COMPUTING)
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see also bar code, Highway Code, morse code, morse code, postcode, zip codearea code (area codes)
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The area code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before someone's personal number if you are making a telephone call to that place from a different area. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use dialling code)bar code (bar codes)
also barcode
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A bar code is an arrangement of numbers and parallel lines that is printed on products to be sold in shops. The bar code can be read by computers.bi|na|ry code (binary codes)
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Binary code is a computer code that uses the binary number system. (COMPUTING)
The instructions are translated into binary code, a form that computers can easily handle.code name (code names code naming code named)
also codename, code-name
1 [N-COUNT] usu N n
A code name is a name used for someone or something in order to keep their identity secret.
One of their informers was working under the code name Czerny...
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed n, V-ed
If a military or police operation is code-named something, it is given a name which only the people involved in it know.
The operation was code-named Moonlight Sonata.
...a military contingent, code-named Sparrowhawk.code of con|duct (codes of conduct)
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The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.
Doctors in Britain say a new code of conduct is urgently needed to protect the doctor-patient relationship.code of prac|tice (codes of practice)
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A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.code word (code words)
also codeword, code-word
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A code word is a word or phrase that has a special meaning, different from its normal meaning, for the people who have agreed to use it in this way.
...magnum, the code word for launching a radar attack.dial|ling code (dialling codes)
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A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use area code)dress code (dress codes)
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The dress code of a place is the rules about what kind of clothes people are allowed to wear there.
There is a strict dress code: no trainers or jeans.ma|chine code
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Machine code is a way of expressing instructions and information in the form of numbers which can be understood by a computer or microchip. (COMPUTING)morse code /m'ɔːrs k'oʊd/
also Morse code
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Morse code or morse is a code used for sending messages. It represents each letter of the alphabet using short and long sounds or flashes of light, which can be written down as dots and dashes.pe|nal code (penal codes)
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The penal code of a country consists of all the laws that are related to crime and punishment. (FORMAL)zip code (zip codes)
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Your zip code is a short sequence of letters and numbers at the end of your address, which helps the post office to sort the mail. (AM; in BRIT, use postcode)