Dictionary entry details
• CODE (noun)
Meaning:
A set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
code; codification
Hypernyms ("code" is a kind of...):
written communication; written language (communication by means of written symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "code"):
health code; sanitary code (set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc)
omerta (a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities)
fire code (set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc)
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))
building code (set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings)
legal code (a code of laws adopted by a state or nation)
Bushido (traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living)
Highway Code (the code of rules governing the use of public roads)
Meaning:
A coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("code" is a kind of...):
coding system (a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "code"):
access; access code (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.))
postal code; postcode; ZIP; ZIP code (a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail)
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))
cipher; cryptograph; cypher; secret code (a secret method of writing)
color code (system using colors to designate classifications)
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)
area code (a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada)
Meaning:
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
computer code; code
Hypernyms ("code" is a kind of...):
coding system (a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "code"):
command; instruction; program line; statement ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)
computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((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)
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)
object code (the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer)
machine code; machine language (a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation)
firmware; microcode ((computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory)
ECC; error correction code ((telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors)
binary code (code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters)
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)
address; computer address ((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)
• CODE (verb)
Meaning:
Attach a code to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later
Hypernyms (to "code" is one way to...):
label; mark; tag (attach a tag or label to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Convert ordinary language into code
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
write in code; encrypt; encode; encipher; cypher; cipher; code; inscribe
Context example:
We should encode the message for security reasons
Hypernyms (to "code" is one way to...):
write (communicate or express by writing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
