Code
Governing rules document
Code is a system of words, symbols, or rules used to represent or communicate something.
A dress code specifies acceptable clothing; building codes set construction standards.
In computing, code is the instructions that make software run—programmers write code.
A code can also be a system for secret communication: They spoke in code to avoid being understood.
To code is to write programs or to encode information.
In medicine, a code is an emergency requiring immediate response: The patient coded.
Programs directing computer operations
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- scriptWritten words for performance
- debugRemove software errors
- compileCollect into unified whole
syntax · developer · programmer · function · variable · binary · source · repository
Converting data into code
- secretConcealed information
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- cipherHidden writing system
- EnigmaGerman encryption apparatus
Morse · codebreaker · Bletchley · message · decipher · scramble · key · plaintext
Enacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- municipalOf city government
- civilMinimally polite
penal · criminal · legislation · judicial · law · zoning · building · violation
Study of right conduct
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
professional · guidelines · protocol · compliance · principles · discipline · conduct · etiquette
software
Programs directing computer operations
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- scriptWritten words for performance
- debugRemove software errors
compile · syntax · developer · programmer · function · variable · binary · source · repository · commit
encryption
Converting data into code
- secretConcealed information
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- cipherHidden writing system
Enigma · Morse · codebreaker · Bletchley · message · decipher · scramble · key · plaintext · ciphertext
statute
Enacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- municipalOf city government
civil · penal · criminal · legislation · judicial · law · zoning · building · violation · enforcement
ethics
Study of right conduct
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
behavior · professional · guidelines · protocol · compliance · principles · discipline · conduct · etiquette · regulations
barcode
Encoded product stripes
tracking · scan · inventory · UPC · label · number · postal · zip · area · PIN
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- RNAGene expression molecule
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
codon · sequence · gene · protein · amino · helix · transcription · mutation · adenine · guanine
- Historic DocumentsDeclaration of Independence, Magna Carta, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact
Codeplaintext
Unencoded readable information
plain language · cleartext · clear speech · open communication · clear text
Codesuggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
anarchy · chaos · recommendation · guideline · advisory
Codedecode
Convert from cipher
decryption · raw data · unencoded · cleartext · open secret
- code breakingSolving encrypted messages
- area codeRegional telephone identifier
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- code wordPrearranged secret term
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
- bar codeMachine-readable product identifier
codes, coded, coding, coder, coders, codify, codifies, codified, codifying