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code

(kōd)

a. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.

b. A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity.

c. An access code.

d. A special command, such as a sequence of keystrokes, that allows a user to activate a hidden or accidental feature in a computer program or video game.

a. The information that constitutes a specific computer program.

b. A system of symbols and rules that serve as instructions for a computer.

3. Genetics The genetic code.

a. A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of laws.

b. A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct: a building code.

5. Medicine Code blue.

6. Slang A patient whose heart has stopped beating, as in cardiac arrest.

v. cod·ed, cod·ing, codes

v.tr.

1. To convert (a message, for example) into code.

2. To systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code.

3. To assign a code to (something) for identification or classification: coded each response to the survey by age and gender.

4. To express or convey (words) in a manner that implies a different meaning: a novel that codes references to a character's sexuality in descriptions of clothing.

v.intr.

1. Genetics

a. To specify the genetic code for an amino acid or a polypeptide: a gene that codes for an enzyme.

b. To specify the genetic code for a trait or characteristic: a gene that codes for red hair.

2. Computers To write or revise a computer program.

3. Slang To go into cardiac arrest.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōdex, book; see codex.]

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code

(kəʊd)

1. (Communications & Information) a system of letters or symbols, and rules for their association by means of which information can be represented or communicated for reasons of secrecy, brevity, etc: binary code; Morse code. See also genetic code

2. (Communications & Information) a message in code

3. (Communications & Information) a symbol used in a code

4. a conventionalized set of principles, rules, or expectations: a code of behaviour.

5. (Communications & Information) a system of letters or digits used for identification or selection purposes

vb (tr)

(Communications & Information) to translate, transmit, or arrange into a code

[C14: from French, from Latin cōdex book, codex]

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code

(koʊd)

n., v. cod•ed, cod•ing. n.

1. a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which the letters of a message are represented by long and short sounds, light flashes, etc.: 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. letters, numbers, or other symbols used in a code system to represent or identify something: The code on the label shows the date of manufacture.

4. a systematically arranged collection of existing laws: a local health code.

5. the symbolic arrangement of statements or instructions in a computer program or the set of instructions in such a program.

6. any system of rules and regulations: a code of behavior.

7. a directive or alert to a hospital team assigned to emergency resuscitation of patients.

8. genetic code.

9. Ling. the system of rules shared by the participants in an act of communication; a language, dialect, or language variety.

v.t.

10. to translate (a message) into a code; encode.

11. to put or arrange (rules, regulations, etc.) in a code.

v.i.

12. 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.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cōdex codex]

cod′er, n.

code

, codex - Code, from Latin codex, meaning "block of wood split into tablets, document written on wood tablets," was first a set of laws.

code

1. Any system of communication in which arbitrary groups of symbols represent units of plain text of varying length. Codes may be used for brevity or for security.
2. A cryptosystem in which the cryptographic equivalents (usually called "code groups"), typically consisting of letters or digits (or both) in otherwise meaningless combinations, are substituted for plain text elements which are primarily words, phrases, or sentences. See also cryptosystem.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Code

cryptanalysis

1. the procedures and methods used in translating or interpreting codes and ciphers.
2. the science or study of such procedures. Also cryptanalytics. — cryptanalyst, n. — cryptanalytic, cryptanalytical, adj.

cryptogram

a message or writing in code or cipher. Also cryptograph. — cryptogrammic, adj.

cryptography, cryptology

1. the science or study of secret writing, especially codes and ciphers.
2. the procedures and methods of making and using codes and ciphers. — cryptographer, cryptographist, n. — cryptographic, adj.

Code

a collection of laws, rules, or signals; a body of writings. See also canon.

Examples: code of cyphers; of ethics, 1841; of laws, 1577; of good manners of perfection, 1875; of rules; of scriptures, 1794; of signals; of Christian writings, 1795.

code

Past participle: coded
Gerund: coding

Imperative
code
code

Present
I code
you code
he/she/it codes
we code
you code
they code

Preterite
I coded
you coded
he/she/it coded
we coded
you coded
they coded

Present Continuous
I am coding
you are coding
he/she/it is coding
we are coding
you are coding
they are coding

Present Perfect
I have coded
you have coded
he/she/it has coded
we have coded
you have coded
they have coded

Past Continuous
I was coding
you were coding
he/she/it was coding
we were coding
you were coding
they were coding

Past Perfect
I had coded
you had coded
he/she/it had coded
we had coded
you had coded
they had coded

Future
I will code
you will code
he/she/it will code
we will code
you will code
they will code

Future Perfect
I will have coded
you will have coded
he/she/it will have coded
we will have coded
you will have coded
they will have coded

Future Continuous
I will be coding
you will be coding
he/she/it will be coding
we will be coding
you will be coding
they will be coding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been coding
you have been coding
he/she/it has been coding
we have been coding
you have been coding
they have been coding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been coding
you will have been coding
he/she/it will have been coding
we will have been coding
you will have been coding
they will have been coding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been coding
you had been coding
he/she/it had been coding
we had been coding
you had been coding
they had been coding

Conditional
I would code
you would code
he/she/it would code
we would code
you would code
they would code

Past Conditional
I would have coded
you would have coded
he/she/it would have coded
we would have coded
you would have coded
they would have coded

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Noun	1.	code - a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) codification black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) Bushido - traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws" building code - set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings dress code - a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) fire code - set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc omerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities health code, sanitary code - set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc Highway Code - the code of rules governing the use of public roads
	2.	code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages access code, access - a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) area code - a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada bar code, Universal Product Code - code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information color code - system using colors to designate classifications cryptograph, secret code, cypher, cipher - a secret method of writing international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) postal code, postcode, ZIP code, ZIP - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
	3.	code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions computer code computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages address, computer address, reference - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII - (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers binary code - code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters ECC, error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors firmware, microcode - (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory machine code, machine language - a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation object code - the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer operation code, order code - the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Verb	1.	code - attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" mark, tag, label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
	2.	code - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" cipher, cypher, encipher, encrypt, write in code, inscribe encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"

code

noun

1. principles, rules, manners, custom, convention, ethics, maxim, etiquette, system Writers are expected to observe journalistic ethics and code of conduct.

2. law, rules, regulations, constitution, charter, canon, jurisprudence This crime is included in the penal code on treason.

3. cipher, cryptograph They used elaborate secret codes.

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Translations

رموزشِفْرَه، كَلام مَكْتوب بِرُموز سِرِّيّهعَلامات رَمْزِيَّهقَانُونمَجْموعَة قَوانين

zákoníkkódkodexkódovatšifra

kodekodekslovsamlingregelsættegnsæt

Code codieren Gesetzbuch Kode Kodex

κώδικας κωδικός

código codificar clave

koodi

code coder

kodeks

kódkódex

dulmálkóda, táknsetja; setja í dulmálkódi, táknróflagabálkur; siîareglur

codice cifrario alfabeto morse cifrare

暗号規約コード

부호

kodaskodeksaskoduotiužkoduoti

kodeksskodētkodsMorzes ābecešifrēt

code

kode kodeks lovsamling tegnsett

kod

código

код кодекс устав кодовый кодопреобразователь

kódkódovať

kodapravilnik

kod

รหัส

kodkodlamakkural normözel bir işaretler düzeni

mã

代码密码把...译成电码法典

code

[kəʊd]

A. N

1. (= cipher) → clave f, cifra f
in code → en clave, cifrado
it's written in code → está cifrado or escrito en clave

2. (Telec) → prefijo m, código m (Comput) → código m
what is the code for London? → ¿cuál es el prefijo or código de Londres?
postal code → código m postal, distrito m postal

3. [of laws] → código m
code of behaviour → código m de conducta
code of practice → código m profesional
see also highway B

B. VT [+ message] → poner en clave, cifrar

C. CPD code book N → libro m de códigos
code dating N → fechación f en código
code letter N → letra f de código
code name N → alias m inv, nombre m en clave (Pol) → nombre m de guerra
see also code-name code number N (Tax) → número m de identificación fiscal
code word N → palabra f en clave

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code

[ˈkəʊd] n

(= rules) → code m

(secret) → code m
to write sth in code → écrire qch en code

(also dialling code) → indicatif m

code

(= cipher) → Code m, → Kode m, → Chiffre f; in code → verschlüsselt, chiffriert; to put into code → verschlüsseln, chiffrieren; to break a secret code → einen Geheimkode knacken

(Jur) → Gesetzbuch nt, → Kodex m

(= rules, principles) → Kodex m; code of honour/behaviour → Ehren-/Sittenkodex m; code of conduct → Verhaltenskodex m; code of practice → Verfahrensregeln pl

post or zip (US) code → Postleitzahl f

(Comput) → Code m, → Kode m

(Ling, Sociol) → Code m, → Kode m

vt → verschlüsseln, chiffrieren; (Comput) → codieren, → kodieren

code

code letter

n → Codebuchstabe m

code name

n → Deckname m

code number

n → Kennziffer f

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code

[kəʊd]

1. n → codice m (Telec) → prefisso
in code → in codice
code of behaviour → regole fpl di condotta

2. vt → cifrare

code

(kəud) noun

1. a collection of laws or rules. a code of behaviour.

2. a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols. the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.

3. a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another. There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.

verb

to put into (secret, computer etc) code. Have you coded the material for the computer?

code

→ قَانُون zákoník kode Kode κώδικας código koodi code kodeks codice 暗号 부호 code kode kod código кодекс kod รหัส prensip mã 代码

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Vronsky's life was particularly happy in that he had a code of principles, which defined with unfailing certitude what he ought and what he ought not to do.

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At that moment Boris clearly realized what he had before surmised, that in the army, besides the subordination and discipline prescribed in the military code, which he and the others knew in the regiment, there was another, more important, subordination, which made this tight-laced, purple-faced general wait respectfully while Captain Prince Andrew, for his own pleasure, chose to chat with Lieutenant Drubetskoy.

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But a general view of the Code may be obtained from the following summary: --

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I did it, as I have said, in obedience to the code I had learned along with all the other things connected with John Barleycorn.

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In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.

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Besides, it was in code. I know that you have the code, but the others haven't."

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"I agree with you entirely, sir; but all that even you know with respect to the French code, I know, not only in reference to that code, but as regards the codes of all nations.

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Nature is not democratic, nor limited-monarchical, but despotic, and will not be fooled or abated of any jot of her authority by the pertest of her sons; and as fast as the public mind is opened to more intelligence, the code is seen to be brute and stammering.

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Perhaps the only formal whaling code authorized by legislative enactment, was that of Holland.

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Pambrune for their improvement Religion Code of laws Range of the Lower Nez Perces Camash, and other roots Nez Perce horses Preparations for departure Refusal of supplies Departure A laggard and glutton

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Then he added that he and his principal would enjoy axes, and indeed prefer them, but such weapons were barred by the French code, and so I must change my proposal.

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And finally, as it is not enough, before commencing to rebuild the house in which we live, that it be pulled down, and materials and builders provided, or that we engage in the work ourselves, according to a plan which we have beforehand carefully drawn out, but as it is likewise necessary that we be furnished with some other house in which we may live commodiously during the operations, so that I might not remain irresolute in my actions, while my reason compelled me to suspend my judgement, and that I might not be prevented from living thenceforward in the greatest possible felicity, I formed a provisory code of morals, composed of three or four maxims, with which I am desirous to make you acquainted.