Definition of code

Overview of noun code

The noun code has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (9) code, codification

(a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones))

2. (1) code

(a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)

3. code, computer code

((computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)

Overview of verb code

The verb code has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) code

(attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later")

2. code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code

(convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons")