code

code
noun
1》 a system of words, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy.
    ↘a series of letters or numbers assigned to something to classify or identify it.
    ↘short for dialling code.
2》 Computing program instructions.
3》 a systematic collection of laws or statutes: the penal code.
    ↘a set of conventions or principles governing behaviour or activity in a particular sphere.
verb
1》 convert into a code.
    ↘assign a code to for purposes of classification or identification.
2》 (code for) Genetics be the genetic code for (an amino acid or protein).
    ↘be the genetic determiner of (a characteristic).
3》 enter code into a computer; program.
Derivatives
coder noun
coding noun & adjective
Origin
ME (orig. denoting a systematic collection of statutes made by one of the later Roman emperors): via OFr. from L. codex, codic- (see codex).

English new terms dictionary. 2014.

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