See Also: code 1, noun(dictionary)
Taag code code(tourism)
K D Air code(tourism)
Welcome Air code(tourism)
zip code(encyclopedia)
law code(encyclopedia)
code(encyclopedia)
bar code(encyclopedia)
bar code(dictionary)
Sun Air code(tourism)

code 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?laws/behaviour?
2 ?secret message?
3 ?symbols giving information?
4 ?telephones?
5 ?computers?
6 ?sounds/signals?
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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin codex; CODEX]
?LAWS/BEHAVIOUR?
[C] a set of rules, laws, or principles that tell people how to behave
::The Torah is the basis for all the Jewish laws and their moral code .
::Each state in the US has a different criminal and civil code.
::The judge ruled that there had been no breach of the code .
::There were plans to introduce a dress code (=rules about what to wear) for civil servants.
code of conduct/behaviour/ethics
::the strict code of conduct that is so much a part of karate
code of practice
(=a set of rules that people in a particular business or profession agree to obey)
::The Textile Services Association has drawn up a code of practice endorsed by the Office of Fair Trading.
-see also Highway Code , penal code
?SECRET MESSAGE?
[U and C] a system of words, letters, or symbols that you use instead of ordinary writing, so that the information can only be understood by someone else who knows the system
in code
::All reports must be sent in code.
break/crack a code
(=manage to understand a code)
::They didn't realise that we'd broken their secret code.
?SYMBOLS GIVING INFORMATION?
[C] a set of numbers, letters, or symbols that shows what something is or gives information about it
::Goods that you order must have a product code.
::Every item found on the archaeological dig is given a code number .
-see also bar code , genetic code , postcode , zip code
?TELEPHONES?
also dialling code
, STD code
BrE [C] the group of numbers that comes before a telephone number when you are calling from a different area
American Equivalent: area code
::What's the code for Aberdeen?
?COMPUTERS?
[U and C] a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do
-see also machine code , source code
?SOUNDS/SIGNALS?
[C] a system of sounds or signals that represent words or letters when they are sent by machine
-see also Morse code