code

code1 [ koud ] noun ***

▸ 1 for secret messages

▸ 2 set of rules

▸ 3 set of letters/numbers

▸ 4 computer instructions

▸ 5 complicated system

1. ) count or uncount a system of words, numbers, or signs used for sending secret messages. To put a message into code is to encode it, and to translate it back from code is to decode it:

crack/break a code (=discover how it works): It took months before they were able to crack the enemy's code.

in code: The message was written in code.

2. ) count a set of rules about how something should be done or how people should behave:

Even criminals have their own code of honor.

penal/criminal code (=the set of laws about crimes and punishment): The death penalty is no longer allowed under France's penal code.

code of conduct/practice: Managers are expected to comply with the company's code of conduct.

3. ) count a set of numbers or letters that gives information about something, for example by showing what it is or when it was made:

The shirt comes in eight colors, each identified by a two-letter code.

Write the order code in this box.

a ) the first part of a telephone number that shows where someone lives. The area code tells you the town or district, and the international code is used when calling from another country.

b ) a set of numbers that allows you to open a lock or door or turn off an ALARM:

punch in/key in/enter a code: She punched in a five-digit security code.

4. ) count or uncount COMPUTING a set of instructions that a computer can understand

5. ) singular a complicated system of rules, relationships, or instructions:

the genetic code

code

code 2 [ koud ] verb **

1. ) transitive to mark something with a code that gives information about it:

Each item was coded for point of origin.

a ) to mark something with a code instead of a name, so that people do not know what it is:

They coded each sample and sent them to the lab for analysis.

2. ) transitive to put a message in code so that it is secret

3. ) intransitive or transitive COMPUTING to write instructions for a computer