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- Dictionarycode/kəʊd/
noun
- 1. a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy: "the Americans cracked their diplomatic code" Similar
- 2. program instructions: "assembly code"
verb
- 1. convert (the words of a message) into a code so as to convey a secret meaning: "only Mitch knew how to read the message—even the name was coded"
- 2. write code for (a computer program): "most developers code C + + like C"
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CODE definition: 1. a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of…. Learn more.
1. : a systematic statement of a body of law. especially : one given statutory force. 2. : a system of principles or rules. moral code. 3. a. : a system of signals or symbols for communication. b. : a system of symbols (such as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings. c.
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form: in code The message was written in code.
Code definition: a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message. See examples of CODE used in a sentence.
Definitions of code. noun. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) synonyms: codification. see more. noun. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy. see more. verb. convert ordinary language into code. synonyms: cipher, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code. see more. verb.
Code definition: A system of symbols and rules used to represent instructions to a computer; a computer program.
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.
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. countable noun B2.
Code definition, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message: Morse code. See more.
a set of letters, numbers, or signs that are used instead of ordinary words to keep a message secret: The message was written in code. They were trying to break (= understand) the enemy's code. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
