code (Meaning)

Wordnet

code (n)

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

a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

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

Wordnet

code (v)

attach a code to

convert ordinary language into code

Webster

code (n.)

A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.

Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.

code Sentence Examples

  1. Please provide me with the access code to enter the building.
  2. The programmer spent hours debugging the code to ensure its functionality.
  3. Students were instructed to decipher the secret code hidden within the text.
  4. The dress rehearsal was successful; the actors followed the director's cues flawlessly, like a well-rehearsed code.
  5. The military encrypted their communication with a complex code to prevent interception.
  6. As a software engineer, understanding algorithms is essential for writing efficient code.
  7. The archaeologist uncovered an ancient tablet inscribed with a mysterious code.
  8. The spy had to memorize the code phrases for covert communication.
  9. Can you help me crack this code? It seems to be encrypted with a substitution cipher.
  10. The locksmith carefully examined the intricate code of the lock before attempting to pick it.

FAQs About the word code

a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones), a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy, (computer science)

constitution,law, legislation,decalogue, canon, establishment,discipline, common law

crack, crack, break, decipher, decrypt,decode, decrypt, break, decipher, decode

Please provide me with the access code to enter the building.

The programmer spent hours debugging the code to ensure its functionality.

Students were instructed to decipher the secret code hidden within the text.

The dress rehearsal was successful; the actors followed the director's cues flawlessly, like a well-rehearsed code.