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code [n]

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

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codification

2)	a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

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

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computer_code

code [v]

1)	attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"

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label

2)	convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"

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cipher cypher encipher encode encrypt inscribe write_in_code

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write encoding cipher cipher coder coding decipher

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. Programs. This usage is common among scientific computing people who use supercumputers for heavy-duty number crunching.

2. Something to do with cryptography.

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(1994-10-28)

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