code

Definition

• n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• n. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
• n. (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
• v. attach a code to

Word forms

Present participle

coding

Past participle

coded

Past tense

coded

Third person singular

codes

Example sentences

1. n.

   The government passed a new code to protect the environment.

2. vt.

   You need to code the software to make it work properly.

3. n.

   The programmer wrote a complex code for the game.