codeOverview of noun code1. code, codification -- (a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones))2. 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 code1. 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") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |